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Wolfe at Quebec: The Man Who Won the French and Indian War

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This is a outstanding book on General James Wolfe and his victory over the French General Montcalm at Quebec. After you read the book you will understand how this battle played a large part in shaping the destiny of this continent. Would their have been a American Revolution if the British lost the battle and the war? If you want to know about this great battle and a great commander who was o.k.- an ill,ambitious,neurotic, mother-riden greneral. But one who knows how to win. Read this book.

Perhaps you can't put much stock in my opinion because I am an unrepentant History buff and a long-time fan of Christopher Hibbert, but if you want a quick summer read about a fascinating man of a now almost mythological period in North American history, give this book a try. As I read it, I kept thinking to myself, "Reads like a novel", not only because Wolfe was one of those larger-than-life characters whose short time on earth makes the rest of us look like hapless slackers, but also because a good novel is nothing but an interesting story told well, and no one does it better than the prolific Mr. Hibbert. Sheer enjoyment.

A nice little piece of work that dedicates the majority of it's 208 pages to the details surrounding the decisive Battle on the Plains of Abraham, I enjoyed Mr. Hibbert's book. Although well written, I gave it a lower rating due to an early statement in the book that I just do not believe to be true (although I'm willing to admit I could be wrong). On page 26 the author states that the Swiss mercenary Col. Bouquet of the 60th Royal Americans learned his bush-fighting skills under the tutelage of Robert Rogers. I seriously doubt that. This early dubious statement caused me to doubt the author's research, so the rest of the book was read with some misgivings. I also had a hard time buying the title of Wolfe as the man who won the war. From the author's own statements I might bestow this same title on Brig. Monckton, or Admiral Saunders. All in all an enjoyable book though.