History Pre-confederation (to 1867)
More Battlefields of Canada
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 1996
- Category
- Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Canada, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550021899
- Publish Date
- Jul 1996
- List Price
- $16.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459713444
- Publish Date
- Jul 1996
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
More Battlefields of Canada is a sequel to Mary Beacock Fryers bestselling Battlefields of Canada. Like it’s predecessor, this volume covers nearly three hundred years of history and covers the most significant - as well as some of the most comic and bizarre - Canadian battles. Illustrated with sketches, photographs and detailed maps, the individual chapters begin by setting the context of the battle in terms of the larger struggle. The reader is then taken on to the battlefield with an hour by hour account. A brief conclusion to each chapter assesses the consequences for the victor and the loser, assigning each battle it’s place in Canadian history.
Not all the battles re-created in this volume were fought in Canada. Some took place in the United states, and there is also an account of the Canadian experience in Hong Kong in 1941.
A detailed chronology provides a comprehensive list of every Canadian battle since the 1600’s.
About the author
Mary Beacock Fryer is a well-known expert on Upper Canadian history. She has written a trilogy on the Simcoe family: Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe: A Biography, Our Young Soldier: Lieutenant Francis Simcoe, 6 June 1791–6 April 1812, and John Graves Simcoe: 1752–1806, A Biography. Among Fryer's other books are Escape, Beginning Again, and Buckskin Pimpernel.
Editorial Reviews
"There are illustrations, including maps, and ... the narrative flows in an entertaining style."
Canadian Book Review Annual
"Fryer is an engaging writer who knows how to use the details to advantage."
Victoria Times-Colonist
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