Quebec: The Heights of Abraham 1759 : The Armies of Wolfe and Montcalm - Couverture souple

Chartrand, Rene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185532847X ISBN 13 : 9781855328471

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

The 1759 siege of Quebec and the battle of the Plains of Abraham is considered one of the world's epics. This history of the battle uses strategic and tactical maps and order-of-battle diagrams to recount the course of the battle. It is supported by contemporary photos, unit insignia and colours.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Osprey's study of the decisive battle of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). ‘What a scene!’ wrote Horace Walpole. ‘An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stumps of trees to assault a town and attack an enemy strongly entrenched and double in numbers!’ In one short sharp exchange of fire Major-General James Wolfe’s men tumbled the Marquis de Montcalm’s French army into bloody ruin. Sir John Fortescue famously described it as the ‘most perfect volley ever fired on a battlefield’. In this book Stuart Reid details how one of the British Army’s consummate professionals literally beat the King’s enemies before breakfast and in so doing decided the fate of a continent.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in1954. His life long interest in military history has led to a longstanding involvement in historial re-enactment, which has broadened into work as a military advisor for film companies. Stuart has written numerous titles for the Osprey military list including a three volume set on King George's Army 1740-93 (Men-at-Arms 285, 289 and 292) and Warrior 19 and 20 on the British Redcoat 1740-93 and 1793-1815 respectively. His most recent title is Warrior 42: Redcoat Officer 1740-1815.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185532847X
• ISBN 13: 9781855328471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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