Redcoats Along the Hudson: The Struggle for North America, 1754-63

ix, 278 pp. This is the enthralling and exciting story of the long struggle between France and Britain for supremacy in North America, which culminated in victory for the British in 1763, and led to the birth of canada and eventually of the United States. Redcoats Along the Hudson tells of early exploration and settlement, of differing political, religious and social interests and is rich in colorful characters and dramatic situations, immortalised by the deaths of Wolfe and Montcalm in the moment of the victory and defeat.