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Louisbourg, From Its Foundation To Its Fall, 1713-1758

Louisbourg, From Its Foundation To Its Fall, 1713-1758

Stewart McLennan, John

Paperback

Canadian HistoryInternational RelationsKorean War

ISBN10: 9354419100
ISBN13: 9789354419102
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 17 2021
Pages: 506
Weight: 2.56
Height: 1.02 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
At the cold gate of the North Atlantic, a single fortress shaped the fate of empires. Louisbourg changed the Atlantic world. In this classic Canadian military history book, John Stewart McLennan traces the rise and destruction of Fortress Louisbourg from its founding in 1713 to its final fall in 1758, placing 18th century Nova Scotia and New France colonial Canada at the violent crossroads of European ambition and colonial survival. Blending meticulous scholarship with vivid storytelling, McLennan offers a definitive fortress Louisbourg history and a compelling battlefield history study. He sets the fort's planning, trade and daily life alongside campaigns of siege warfare in America, from early clashes to the French and Indian War and the wider Seven Years War in Canada. The result is colonial history nonfiction that illuminates strategy, diplomacy and faith, as well as the harsh realities of Canadian colonial warfare on the Atlantic edge. Long regarded as an essential reference for historians and for military history students, this study anchors any serious library on New France and 18th century naval and land conflict. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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