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

By: Johnston, A. J. BMaterial type: TextTextSeries: France OverseasPublisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (383 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780803209862Subject(s): Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1758 | Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History, Military -- 18th century | Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History, Naval -- 18th century | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Campaigns | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Naval operationsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Endgame 1758 : The Promise, the Glory, and the Despair of Louisbourg's Last DecadeDDC classification: 971.01/8809716955 LOC classification: E199 -- .J72 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Terminology and Dates -- 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, June 1-7, 1758 -- CHAPTER 6. Attack and Defend, June 8-July 27, 1758 -- CHAPTER 7. Winner Take All -- APPENDIX 1: French Ships to Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 2: British Ships at Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 3: French Land Forces at Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 4: British Land Forces at Louisbourg, 1758 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Terminology and Dates -- 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, June 1-7, 1758 -- CHAPTER 6. Attack and Defend, June 8-July 27, 1758 -- CHAPTER 7. Winner Take All -- APPENDIX 1: French Ships to Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 2: British Ships at Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 3: French Land Forces at Louisbourg, 1758 -- APPENDIX 4: British Land Forces at Louisbourg, 1758 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

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