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Northern Armageddon : the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the making of the American Revolution

Call Number

  • 971.01 M1652 (CEN)

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Edition

First United States edition.

Publication Information

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

Physical Description

xxxiii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Notes

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.

Originally published: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 2008.

Contents

  • Attackers. 500,000 years of history ; Sailing to Armageddon ; James Wolfe in love and war ; River control, fireships, landing craft, bombardment ; Defeat at Montmorency ; The triumph of geography
  • Defenders. The man who saved Canada ; Soldiers and shoe brushes ; City at war ; Bombardment and fire ; The Governor, the General, and just a hint of scandal ; Wheat and war ; Alarms in the night ; The last convoy to Quebec
  • Battle. The Anse au Foulon ; Standing on guard ; Ashore in the dark ; Night battle ; The Plains of Abraham ; Preparing for battle ; Montcalm's decision ; The French charge ; Firefight ; Dying generals ; The British charge ; The Canadians strike back ; After the battle
  • Siege. Besieging Quebec ; Townshend's Siege ; Ramezay's surrender
  • Aftermath. Occupied Canada ; Canadian Winter ; The Second Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  • Consequences. The road to Quebec ; The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the history of the world.

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