Death or Victory

Perched on top of a tall promontory, protected by the treacherous St. Lawrence River, the town of Quebec - in 1759 the capital of New France, the vast French empire in North America - occupied an almost impregnable position. That year with the 7 years war raging around the globe, a force of over 100 ships and 20,000 men, commanded by the irascable General James Wolfe, navigated the river and laid siege to the town in an audacious attempt to expel the French from North America.

A brutal battle followed as the men confronted unfamiliar terrain, extreme weather, and the vicious tactics of North American tribes. British forces eventually emerged victorious, but that victory brought new tensions that would lead to the loss of most of Britain's North American Empire, and the birth of the United States. 1759 was without doubt, a year of which the decisions of men changed the world forever.

"Hugely Impressive....by far the best account of this campaigne yet" - RICHARD HOLMES

Author: Dan Snow (soft cover)

Last store copy in very good condition.