Paul Williams

Frontier Forts Under Fire

The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866)

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both British and French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman's having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781476670935
• ISBN-10: 1476670935
• Artikelnr.: 47775983

Autorenporträt

The late Paul Williams worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He wrote several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lived in Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface
1.
Sabbath Day Point
2.
Disaster on the Monongahela
3.
Revenge at Lake George
4.
The French Strike Back
5.
Fire and Ice: The Winter Raid
6.
Fort William Henry Aware
7.
Montcalm Arrives
8.
The Siege Tightens: Webb Nowhere in Sight
9.
A Demand for Surrender 10.
We Must Fall into the Hands of Our Enemies 11.
Massacre 12.
Outrage 13.
Carnage at Fort Carillon 14.
The Death Throes of Fort Duquesne 15.
Québec 16.
England, Mistress of Canada 17.
Dakota Territory, 1866 18.
On the Bozeman Trail 19.
Fort Phil Kearny Takes Shape 20.
A Summons to Duty 21.
A Forgotten Battalion 22.
Fetterman Arrives 23.
Over Lodge Trail Ridge 24.
Preparation for an Unparalleled Defense 25.
Fixing the Blame 26.
One and All Gloried in Abuse 27.
The Disaster Probed 28.
Red Cloud's Resolve 29.
The Wagon Box Fight 30.
Finale Appendix:
Henry Carrington's Report of January 3, 1867 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index