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Siege of Fort William Henry: Year on the Northeastern Frontier by Ben Hughes PB
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
ISBN-10
1594161925
ISBN-13
9781594161926
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172112831
Product Key Features
Book Title
Siege of Fort William Henry : a Year on the Northeastern Frontier
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Native American
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The siege and the massacre that followed the surrender of the garrison in August 1757 are at the heart of this excellent book. . . . The whole forms a very good introduction to the Seven Years' War in America."-- Vae Victis (Paris, France) "In this comprehensively researched book, Hughes presents an eye-opening drama of differing societies and codes of honor on a collision course toward a bloody, tragic climax."-- Military History "A gripping story, full of detail and biography as well as moving combat narrative. This is a page-turner that will entertain and inform the general reader."-- Journal of America's Military Pas t, "A gripping story, full of detail and biography as well as moving combat narrative. This is a page-turner that will entertain and inform the general reader."-- Journal of America's Military Past, The siege and the massacre that followed the surrender of the garrison in August 1757 are at the heart of this excellent book. . . . The whole forms a very good introduction to the Seven Years' War in America."— Vae Victis (Paris, France), "The siege and the massacre that followed the surrender of the garrison in August 1757 are at the heart of this excellent book. . . . The whole forms a very good introduction to the Seven Years' War in America."-- Vae Victis (Paris, France), A gripping story, full of detail and biography as well as moving combat narrative. This is a page-turner that will entertain and inform the general reader."— Journal of America's Military Past, In this comprehensively researched book, Hughes presents an eye-opening drama of differing societies and codes of honor on a collision course toward a bloody, tragic climax."— Military History, "In this comprehensively researched book, Hughes presents an eye-opening drama of differing societies and codes of honor on a collision course toward a bloody, tragic climax."-- Military History
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
973.26
Synopsis
Immortalized in The Last of the Mohicans , the True Story of a Pivotal Battle in the British and French War for the North American Continent The opening years of the French and Indian War were disastrous for the British. In 1755 General Braddock's troops were routed at the Battle of Monongahela and by the middle of 1756 Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario had fallen. Hindered by quarrelsome provincial councils, incompetent generals, and the redcoats' inability to adapt to wilderness warfare, Britain was losing the war. In 1757 the 35th Regiment of Foot stepped into the breach. A poorly trained assortment of conscripts, old soldiers, and convicted criminals led by Lieutenant Colonel George Monro, the regiment was destined to take center stage in the most controversial event of the war. Fort William Henry on the southern shore of New York's Lake George was a key fortification supporting British interests along the frontier with French America. Monro and his regiment occupied the fort in the spring of 1757 while Britain planned its attack on the key French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Learning that most of Britain's military resources were allocated to Louisbourg, the French launched a campaign along the weakened frontier. French Commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his American Indian allies laid siege to Fort William Henry; Monro could not hold out and was forced to surrender. As part of the terms, the British regiment, colonial militia, and their camp followers would be allowed safe passage to nearby Fort Edward. The French watched in horror, however, as their Indian allies attacked the British column after it left the fort, an episode that sparked outrage and changed the tactics of the war. Seen through the eyes of participants such as Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a scholarly young aide-de-camp, Jabez Fitch, an amiable Connecticut sergeant, and Kisensik, a proud Nipissing chief whose father once met Louis XIV in the marbled halls of Versailles, The Siege of Fort William Henry: A Year on the Northeastern Frontier uses contemporary newspaper reports, official documents, private letters, and published memoirs to bring the narrative to life. From Indian councils on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River and bustling military camps in northern New York to the narrative's bloody denouement on the shores of Lake George, the reader is immersed in the colorful, yet brutal world of eighteenth-century northeastern America., Immortalized in The Last of the Mohicans , the French siege of Fort William Henry, a key British fort on New York frontier, was a pivotal battle in the British and French struggle for the North American continent. Seen through the eyes of participants, The Siege of Fort William Henry: A Year on the Northeastern Frontier uses official documents, contemporary newspaper reports, private letters, and published memoirs to bring the narrative to life. From Indian councils on the banks of the Saint Lawrence and bustling military camps in northern New York to the narrative's bloody denouement on the shores of Lake George, the reader is immersed in the colorful, yet brutal world of eighteenth-century northeastern America.
LC Classification Number
E199
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- 4***- (20)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseShipping as expected. Package was double-wrapped with the book inside. Plastic ip bag. Item as described. Valuable reference to troop leading in Europe during the late 1950s.
- 5***e (703)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExactly as described, well packaged, quickly shipped, great seller!
- n***n (218)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseThe item was carefully packaged and shipped promptly with care. It came as described in great condition and the seller offered the item at a great value. The seller was also very friendly! I’m so happy to have this in my collection thank you so much!Millennium Actress (DVD, 2003) Japan Grand Prize Winner Film (#116495753262)