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Montcalm And Wolfe (Volume Ii)

Montcalm And Wolfe (Volume Ii)

Parkman, Francis

Paperback

General World HistoryRegional: SouthWorld War II

ISBN10: 9354484530
ISBN13: 9789354484537
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 414
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
On the heights above Quebec, two commanders faced one another across the fog, carrying the fortunes of rival empires on their shoulders. Defeat would reshape an empire. Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe (Volume II) is a masterwork of narrative military history, tracing the climactic campaigns of the French and Indian War history and the Seven Years War in America, culminating in the battle of Quebec 1759 and the fall of colonial Canada and New France. Written as nineteenth-century historical nonfiction yet alive with drama, Parkman's work blends meticulous research, vivid battlefield scenes and keen portraits of soldiers, statesmen and indigenous allies across 18th century North America. He sets the struggle of France and England within its broader imperial context, revealing how strategy, landscape, politics and personality converged to decide the fate of a continent. Both for colonial history students and for military history readers, this classic American history book offers a gripping, authoritative account of American colonial wars history and the turning-point that shaped the future United States and Canada. Part of Parkman's acclaimed France and England series, it remains one of the great literary achievements in English-language historical writing. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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