Battle Cries in the Wilderness: The Struggle for North America in the Seven Years' War Contributor(s): Horn, Bernd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554889197 ISBN-13: 9781554889198 Publisher: Dundurn Press
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
Dewey: 971.018 |
Age Level: 12-15 |
Grade Level: 7-10 |
Series: Canadians at War |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.9" W x 7.9" L (0.65 lbs) 152 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years War (1756-63) between France and England is a gripping tale. As the two European powers battled each other for global economic, political and military supremacy in what some have called the first world war, the brutal conflict took on a unique North American character, particularly in the role Native allies played on both sides. Formal European tactics and military protocols were out of place in the harsh, unforgiving forests of the New World. Cavalry, mass infantry columns, and volley fire proved less effective in the heavily wooded terrain of North America than it did in Europe. What mattered in the colonial hinterland of New France and the British American colonies was an ability to navigate, travel, and survive in the uncharted wilderness. Equally important was the capacity to strike at the enemy with surprise, speed, and violence. After all, the reward for victory was substantial - mastery of North America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Horn, Bernd: - Colonel Bernd Horn is a retired Regular Force infantry officer and military educator. Dr. Horn has authored, co-authored, and edited more than forty books, including A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War: The SOE and the Canadian Connection and No Ordinary Men: Special Operations Forces Missions in Afghanistan. He lives in Kingston, Ontario. |
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