"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars by Robert Leckie (

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE "A Few Acres of Snow" by Robert Leckie "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in laypersons terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle... are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicatedmilitary matters in laypersons terms, while sustaining the dramainvolved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the keyplayers in that struggle . . . are seamlessly interwoven with hisexciting narrative." -Booklist"As always, [Leckie] describes themaneuvers, battles, and results in telling detail with a cinematicstyle, and his portraits . . . are first-rate."-The Dallas MorningNews"Leckies accounts of battles, important individuals, and therole of Native Americans bring to life the distant drama of theFrench and Indian Wars."-The Daily Reflector With his celebrated sense of drama and eye for colorful detail,acclaimed military historian Robert Leckie charts the long, savageconflict between England and France in their quest for supremacy inpre-Revolutionary America. Packed with sharply etched profiles ofall the major players-including George Washington, Samuel deChamplain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, JamesWolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis deMontcalm-this panoramic history chronicles the four great colonialwars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King Williams War), the Warof the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War), the War of theAustrian Succession (King Georges War), and the decisive Frenchand Indian War (the Seven Years War). Leckie not only providesperspective on exactly how the New World came to be such a fiercelycontested prize in Western Civilization, but also shows us exactlywhy we speak English today instead of French-and reminds us howeasily things might have gone the other way. Back Cover "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in laypersons terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle . . . are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative." -Booklist"As always, [Leckie] describes the maneuvers, battles, and results in telling detail with a cinematic style, and his portraits . . . are first-rate."-The Dallas Morning News"Leckies accounts of battles, important individuals, and the role of Native Americans bring to life the distant drama of the French and Indian Wars."-The Daily Reflector With his celebrated sense of drama and eye for colorful detail, acclaimed military historian Robert Leckie charts the long, savage conflict between England and France in their quest for supremacy in pre-Revolutionary America. Packed with sharply etched profiles of all the major players-including George Washington, Samuel de Champlain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, James Wolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis de Montcalm-this panoramic history chronicles the four great colonial wars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King Williams War), the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War), the War of the Austrian Succession (King Georges War), and the decisive French and Indian War (the Seven Years War). Leckie not only provides perspective on exactly how the New World came to be such a fiercely contested prize in Western Civilization, but also shows us exactly why we speak English today instead of French-and reminds us how easily things might have gone the other way. Flap "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in laypersons terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle . . . are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative." -Booklist"As always, [Leckie] describes the maneuvers, battles, and results in telling detail with a cinematic style, and his portraits . . . are first-rate."-The Dallas Morning News"Leckies accounts of battles, important individuals, and the role of Native Americans bring to life the distant drama of the French and Indian Wars."-The Daily Reflector With his celebrated sense of drama and eye for colorful detail, acclaimed military historian Robert Leckie charts the long, savage conflict between England and France in their quest for supremacy in pre-Revolutionary America. Packed with sharply etched profiles of all the major players-including George Washington, Samuel de Champlain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, James Wolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis de Montcalm-this panoramic history chronicles the four great colonial wars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King Williams War), the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War), the War of the Austrian Succession (King Georges War), and the decisive French and Indian War (the Seven Years War). Leckie not only provides perspective on exactly how the New World came to be such a fiercely contested prize in Western Civilization, but also shows us exactly why we speak English today instead of French-and reminds us how easily things might have gone the other way. Author Biography ROBERT LECKIE is the author of over thirty books on military history, including George Washingtons War: The Saga of the American Revolution, None Died in Vain: The Saga of the Civil War, and most recently, Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II. Table of Contents Partial Table of Content: A CONTINENT IS DISCOVERED. Christopher Columbus. The Colonizing Contest Begins. PRELUDE TO WARS. Samuel de Champlain. War in the Wilderness. King Louis XIV of France. Iroquois Revenge and King Philips War. WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE, 1688-1697: (KING WILLIAMS WAR). Count Frontenac. Frontenac and the Fur Trade. Canada the Quarrelsome. Sir William Phips Wins and Loses. WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION, 1701-1714: (QUEEN ANNES WAR). Anne Succeeds William. WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, 1740-1748: (KING GEORGESWAR). The "Milishy" Take Louisbourg. SEVEN YEARS WAR, 1756-1763: (FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR). George Washington. Defeat and Death of Braddock. Washington: Patriot, Planter, Politician. Retribution. Selected Bibliography. Index. Kirkus US Review This latest entry in Leckies ever-expanding series of popular military histories of the US (Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II, 1995, etc.) displays both the authors idiosyncratic research methods and his tenuous grip on the principles of historiography. Beginning with a lengthy, superfluous account of the career of Christopher Columbus, Leckie proceeds by identifying the principal players and events in the violent pageant of the straggle for dominion in the New World - especially in Canada, a territory dismissed by Voltaire as "a few acres of snow." Although Leckie relates colorful anecdotes about such compelling figures in the French and Indian Wars as Samuel de Champlain, Count Frontenac, George Washington, and Marquis Montcalm (he includes some harrowing and gory accounts of the tortures administered by the American Indians to unlucky Jesuit missionaries and slow-footed farmers, some of whom were roasted and eaten), he fails to achieve an effective narrative balance. He does not appear to have any sort of principle to guide his choice and arrangement of details. A sentence that begins with Columbus in Reykjavik ends in 1950 with the US Navy in the port of Seoul; halfway through a perfunctory chapter called "Heroines of Both Frontiers," Leckie abruptly drops his discussion of courageous women and returns to battles and brutality and Real Men. Some sloppiness in writing and editing leave stylistic faults such as cliches ("kill two birds with one stone"), and use of awkward folksy locutions ("not worth a polliwogs tail"). Finally, there are weird diatribes against the "starry-eyed American liberals" of today and against Oliver Cromwell, whom he twice identifies as a "hymn-singing swine." Leckie is at his best describing weapons and wilderness warfare (his account of the battle for Quebec on the Plains of Abraham is swift and vivid), but A Few Acres of Snow is vitiated by its clumsy prose and odd conception of history. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in laypersons terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle . . . are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative." Booklist"As always, [Leckie] describes the maneuvers, battles, and results in telling detail with a cinematic style, and his portraits . . . are first-rate." The Dallas Morning News"Leckies accounts of battles, important individuals, and the role of Native Americans bring to life the distant drama of the French and Indian Wars." The Daily Reflector With his celebrated sense of drama and eye for colorful detail, acclaimed military historian Robert Leckie charts the long, savage conflict between England and France in their quest for supremacy in pre-Revolutionary America. Packed with sharply etched profiles of all the major players including George Washington, Samuel de Champlain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, James Wolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis de Montcalm this panoramic history chronicles the four great colonial wars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King Williams War), the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War), the War of the Austrian Succession (King Georges War), and the decisive French and Indian War (the Seven Years War). Leckie not only provides perspective on exactly how the New World came to be such a fiercely contested prize in Western Civilization, but also shows us exactly why we speak English today instead of French and reminds us how easily things might have gone the other way. Feature Now available in paperback, here is a panoramic history of seven decades of savage conflict between England and France in pre-Revolutionary America. Robert Leckie not only provides perspective on exactly how the "New World" came to be such a fiercely contested prize in Western Civilization, but he also shows us exactly why we speak English today instead of French--and reminds us how easily things might have gone the other way. Packed with profiles of all the major players--including George Washington, Samuel de Champlain, William Pitt, Edward Braddock, Count Frontenac, James Wolfe, Thomas Gage, and the nobly vanquished Marquis Montcalm. Covers the four great colonial wars: the War of the Grand Alliance (King Williams War), the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Annes War), and the War of the Austrian Succession (King Georges War), and the decisive French and Indian War (the Seven Years War). Details ISBN0471390208 Short Title FEW ACRES OF SNOW Language English ISBN-10 0471390208 ISBN-13 9780471390206 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 973.25 Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Subtitle The Saga of the French and Indian Wars Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Author Robert Leckie Residence Andover, NJ, US Birth 1920 Pages 400 Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780471390206 UK Release Date 2000-09-18 AU Release Date 2000-08-28 NZ Release Date 2000-08-28 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2000-09-18 Alternative 9780471246909 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 2000-09-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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