Endgame 1758 - The Promise, the Glory, and the Despair of Louisbourg''s Last Decade

Informationen zum Autor A. J. B. Johnston is a longtime historian with Parks Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Storied Shores: St. Peter's, Isle Madame, and Chapel Island in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Control and Order: The Evolution of French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713-1758; and Life and Religion at Louisbourg, 1713-1758. Klappentext A. J. B. Johnston is a longtime historian with Parks Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Storied Shores: St. Peter¿s, Isle Madame, and Chapel Island in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Control and Order: The Evolution of French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713¿1758; and Life and Religion at Louisbourg, 1713¿1758. Zusammenfassung The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada! indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress! seaport! and community! and the citizens who made it their home. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsTerminology and DatesList of Illustrations                                                         Prologue: The Book Ahead                               Chapter 1: Opening Moves, 1749                                                                                             Chapter 2:  Middle Game, 1750-1755                                                  Chapter 3:  The Match Heightens, 1756-1757                                      Chapter 4:  Beginning of the End, Early 1758                                                                Chapter 5: This Time For Real, 1-7 June 1758                          Chapter 6:  Attack and Defend, 8 June-27 July 1758    Chapter 7: Winner Take All                                                                                                                  Appendices

Product details

• Authors: A J B Johnston, A. J. B. Johnston
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780803260092
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-6009-2
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: France Overseas: Studies in Em; France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization; France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization; France Overseas: Studies in Em
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous