"By Wind and Iron " Topic

"For more than 150 years, the natural invasion route along the waterways of the Champlain and Richelieu valleys into northeastern North America was among the most fiercely contested in the history of the continent. Whether the French and their Indian allies attacking British forts and settlements during the Seven Years' War, the American Continentals striking north into Canada during the American Revolution,
or the British battling French and later American forces in these wars and the War of 1812, it was clear to policy makers in Quebec, London, Paris, Philadelphia, and Washington that whoever controlled this corridor and its lakes and rivers, controlled the heart of the continent. In By Wind and Iron: Naval Campaigns in the Champlain Valley, 1665–1815, Michael G. Laramie details the maritime history of this region from the first French fortifications along the Richelieu River in the late seventeenth
century through the tremendous American victory over the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain in 1814. Using period letters, journals, and other primary source materials, the author examines the northeastern waterways and their tributaries within the framework of the soldiers and sailors who faced the perils of the campaigns, while at the same time clarifying the key role played by this region in the greater struggle for North America and American independence. In support of the narrative, the book also contains appendices that include after action reports from various fleet commanders, tables of fleet strengths, additional battle maps, a glossary, and a dictionary of lake warships with notes on vessel types, typical armament, construction, deployment, and fates."

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Amicalement
Armand

Another good find Armand!

Thanks for this one, Armand. I'm surprised Pen and Sword didn't send me an email notice about this one, since I'm on their list and they notify me about anything else even remotely related to past purchases.

I will absolutely have to get this book when it comes out, but I'm not going to pre-order it. I have a strange (and possibly unique) philosophical aversion to sending money to people for objects that don't actually exist.

Happy for you my friends!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

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"Thanks for this one, Armand. I'm surprised Pen and Sword didn't send me an email notice about this one, since I'm on their list and they notify me about anything else even remotely related to past purchases.

I will absolutely have to get this book when it comes out, but I'm not going to pre-order it. I have a strange (and possibly unique) philosophical aversion to sending money to people for objects that don't actually exist."

Does this mean that you aren't interested in buying any of my plaid tartan paint?

1968billsfan,
Which clans do you sale? :)
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Rory