Quebec : the story of three sieges / Stephen Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Stephen, author.

Series:

Military history series (Plano, Tex.)

A military history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759.

Québec (Québec)--History--Siege, 1775-1776.

Québec (Québec).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is being published to mark the 250th anniversary of the siege of Quebec. But unlike other books on this celebrated event, this account is set against a much wider canvas. The book is divided into three parts: each telling the story of one of the three eighteenth-century sieges of Quebec. There will be illustrations and maps included. By chronicling the events of three very different sieges, across two separate eighteenth-century conflicts, Dr Manning offers an exciting new perspective on events. He does not just concern himself with the celebrated siege by Wolfe in 1759. The importan

Contents:

Contents; List of maps; Introduction; 1 The Road to Montreal; 2 Hold at All Cost; 3 The Last Bastion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 15, 2018).

ISBN:

1-282-87511-6

9786612875113

1-4411-5759-X

OCLC:

682540833