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French & Indian War

1-86180 Alexrod, Alan BLOODING AT THE GREAT MEADOWS Story of a young George Washington and the battle that shaped the man, examines Washington's actual dispatches and the recent archeological evidence, biblio, index. 1 vol, 270 pgs 2007 US, RUNNING PRESS BOOKS
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1-203720 Baker-Crothers, Hayes VIRGINIA AND THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR When hostilities flared between the British and French inhabitants of North America in the 1750s, the Virginia Colony and the Ohio Trading Company took center stage in the events that would later be remembered as the French and Indian War. Habitually without funds, supplies, experienced military leadership, or even a motivated body of men willing to defend their homes, the Virginia Colony struggled desperately to protect its western frontier from Indian incursions and partisan raids meant to wipe out the English presence in the Ohio River and Allegheny Mountain regions and secure a French monopoly on Indian trade.

Professor Hayes Baker-Crothers examines the role of the Virginia Colony at the outbreak of war and analyzes Virginia's contributions to the hard-won English victory, hampered for years by the legislative incompetence, military inactivity, and self-interest inherent in the British Colonial system. It is proposed in this text that the root causes of the conflict lay in the colonial rivalries between the British and French empires, and that the nature of the economic rivalry kept the burgesses of Virginia from concentrating on the implementation of an effective wartime strategy until long after the crippling defeat of General Braddock and the increasing frequency of French and Indian attacks deeper and deeper into British territory.

Professor Baker-Crothers is quick to illustrate the self-imposed isolation in which Virginia and her neighboring colonies of Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina made their defense against the French and Indian threat, choosing to fend for themselves and hold out for British aid rather than pool their resources and provide for common security.

Special attention is paid by the author to the following: the crippling defeat of Braddock's expedition; the appointment by Parliament of Earl of Loudon to commander-in-chief of North American forces; the political turmoil and military blundering surrounding that appointment; the imposition of more strict military discipline at the request of George Washington; the dynamic leadership of Virginia Governor Francis Fauquier and British Secretary of State William Pitt; the political stalemate in the Maryland legislature over tax monies spent on supplying the militia; the taking of Forts Frontenac and Duquesne; and other notable campaigns of the conflict. A bibliography and a full name plus subject index add to the value of this work 1 vol, 190 pgs 2007 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-47690 Bearor, Bob BATTLE ON SNOWSHOES, THE In March 1758 Rodgers Rangers suffered a punishingdefeat at the hands of the French under Langis,several detailed maps and re-enactment photosenhance this exiting account, biblio, indexes. 1 vol, 89 pgs 1997 BOWIE, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-AYG5354 Beckett, Beau and Stahl, Jeph 1754: CONQUEST: The French and Indian War Wargame In 1754, France and Britain have thriving colonies in North America. New England has begun expanding into the Ohio River Valley but France has built a chain of forts extending from Lake Erie to protect their own claim on the land. Now fighting has erupted. France and its Native American Allies control the Ohio Valley but George Washington prepares an army to take it from them. A small war has started in the colonies between France and Britain but control of the world is at stake.

This war is known as the French and Indian War in the United States, the War of Conquest in Canada and was part of the Seven Years War which was fought around the world by the European Powers.

Players play as the French and British Factions who fought for dominance over the Americas. The French players either play as the French Canadian Militia or the French Regulars. The British players play as the British Colonial Militias or the British Regulars. Both players can ally and fight with the Native Americans but the French start with more Native Allies.

Players for each side work together in order to coordinate their strategies. To win, each side attempts to control Victory Spaces on the map that represent towns and forts. The militia players receive reinforcements from muster points while the French and English Regulars must ship their reinforcements from overseas. The game ends when the Treaty of Paris is signed and the side controlling the most cities wins the game.

1754 Conquest Introduces:

1. Strategic Forts: Forts allow defenders an opportunity to negate hits in battle!
2. Valuable Muster Points: The new muster system for Native American and Colonial forces makes strategic alliances more dynamic and game changing!
3. Important Harbor Regions: Harbor regions govern regional reinforcements from British and French Regular Troops! 1 vol, 1 pgs 2017 US, ACADEMY GAMES
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1-193871 Bellico, Russell P. EMPIRES IN THE MOUNTAINS: French and Indian War Campaigns and Forts in the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Husdon River Corridor The French and Indian War (1754-1763), the North American theater of the Seven Years' War, would change the map of the continent and set the stage for the American Revolution. The conflict, which pitted the French and their Indian allies against the English, has often been misunderstood and largely received minor treatment in most general histories of America. To some, the name of the war itself has been puzzling and somewhat misleading because Britain also had Indian allies during the war.

The war represented a culmination of a century-old struggle for control of North America. The clash was inevitable. English settlers increasingly pushed westward and northward from their original settlements on the east coast, displacing the French and Native Americans. The French population in North America, approximately 55,000 by the middle of the eighteenth century, lived principally along the St. Lawrence River; but New France claimed a vast amount of territory to the west, linked by a string of isolated trading posts and forts.

In contrast, the population of the English colonies had expanded from a quarter million inhabitants in 1700 to 1.2 million by 1750. English land companies soon began to encroach on territories claimed by the French. To defend their land holdings, the French built a series of substantial fortifications on the strategic water routes of their empire, including along the Richelieu River-Lake Champlain corridor. 150 illustrations. 1 vol, 366 pgs 2010 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-194570 Berleth, Richard BLOODY MOHAWK: The French & Indian War and the American Revolution on New York's Frontier The Mohawk River Valley in New York state sat right in the middle of the expansion of the American frontier during the French & Indian War and the American Revolution and saw its share of warfare. When the fighting was over, the valley lay in ruins and as much as two-thirds of its population lay dead or had been displaced. The sweeping historical narrative chronicles the years 1713 to 1794 as the valley changed from a fast-growing agrarian region streaming with colonial traffic to a war-ravaged wasteland. It covers the relationship of early settlers to the Iroquoian people who made their homes beside the great river and includes profiles of key participants, along with contemporary perspectives of the raids, ambushes, and expeditions. Bloody Mohawk offers insight into the roots of civil war in nonnegotiable ethnic and cultural misunderstandings. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2010 US. BLACK DOME PRESS
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1-31250 Bonin, Charles 'Jolicouer' edited by Andrew Gallup MEMOIR OF A FRENCH & INDIAN WAR SOLDIER A unique memoir, a first person account by a foot soldier. Bonin was part of the surrender of George Washington at Fort Necessity, Braddock's defeat, & the siege of Fort Levis, maps, previous ed. notes. 1 vol, 254 pgs 1993 BOWIE, HERIATGE BOOKS
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2-67360 Brumwell, Stephen REDCOATS:British Soldier & War in America 1755-63 The author uses fresh sources to challenge theenduring stereotpyes regarding social compositionmilitary prowess of the REDCOATS and traces theirevolution to a tough, flexible & innovative force. 1 vol, 360 pgs 2005 LONDON, CAMBRIDGE UNIV
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2-194630 Campbell, Alexander V. The Royal American Regiment: An Atlantic Microcosm, 1755-1772 In 1755, the British army raised the 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot to fight the French and Indian War. Each of the regiment's four battalions saw action in pivotal battles throughout the conflict. And as Alexander Campbell shows, the inclusion of foreign mercenaries and immigrant colonists alongside British volunteers made the RAR a microcosm of the Atlantic world. Not just a potent, combat-ready force, it played a key role in trade, migration, Indian diplomacy, and settlement.

This book moves beyond the campaign orientation of most regimental histories to explore how the Royal Americans helped forge new Atlantic connections. Campbell draws on the regiment's rich archival legacy - including the private papers of its first three colonels-in-chief and of mercenary field officers - to describe more fully than previous accounts the lives these soldiers led in the context of their times.

Campbell takes a closer look at the motivations of regimental founder James Prevost, a Swiss mercenary in the courts of Kings George II and George III, and explores how migration to America attracted rank-and-file soldiers. He examines the unit's training, deployment, and operational conduct to reveal the use of new tactics, and also chronicles a year in the soldiers' lives as they attended to hard labor in preparation for the summer's campaigns. He also traces the postwar activities of these veterans, showing how many of them, by taking up land grants they had been promised upon enlistment, helped settle the frontier and expand commerce.

Rather than focus on previously documented animosity between British regulars and provincials, Campbell reveals how soldiers from different backgrounds formed a multiracial, multilingual society that reflected a truly cosmopolitan transatlantic identity.

15 b/w illust, 3 maps, tables, biblio, index.
1 vol, 358 pgs 2011 US, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
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1-200940 Clary, David GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FIRST WAR: His Early Military Adventures 'I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.' So wrote the young George Washington to his brother, something that David Clary notes no veteran soldier would say.

In this biographical history, Clary describes how the ambitious new lieutenant colonel was papering over the fact that his men and Indian allies had ambushed a force of French Canadians on a diplomatic mission, killing their leader Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville and setting off the French and Indian War of 1754-63. Clary's vivid portrait follows the future president from the start of his career, suffering repeated blunders and defeats in the wilderness, yet learning from each of his mistakes. 1 vol, 0 pgs 2011 US, SIMON & SCHUSTER
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1-194610 Cubbision, Douglas The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758: A Military History of the Forbes Campaign Against Fort Duquesne This is the first complete military study of the campaign directed by Brigadier General John Forbes in 1758 to drive the French out of the forks of the Ohio River. The author details the leadership, logistics, artillery, training and discipline that led to the campaign's success and discusses its role in American Colonial history. Of note for you campaign buffs: Appendix B: List of Ordnance Supplies on the Forbes Campaign. 1 vol, 251 pgs 2010 US, McFARLAND & COMPANY
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1-205960 Cubbison, Douglas ALL CANADA IN THE HANDS OF THE BRITISH: General Jeffery Amherst and the 1760 Campaign to Conquer New France The full story of the successful sieges of Montreal that ended France's control of Canada. Includes 12 b&w illustrations, two figures, and three maps.

In 1760, General Jeffery Amherst led the British campaign that captured Montreal and began the end of French colonial rule in North America. All Canada in the Hands of the British is a detailed account of Amherst's successful military strategy and soldiers' experiences on both sides.

Newly promoted general Jeffery Amherst took command of British forces in North America in 1759 and soon secured victories at Fort Duquesne, Louisbourg, Quebec, Fort Ticonderoga, and Niagara. In 1760 William Pitt, head of the British government, commanded Amherst to eliminate French rule in Canada. During the ensuing campaign, Amherst confronted French resurgence at Quebec and mounted sieges at Isle aux Noix and Fort Levis, both of which were made difficult by French strategic placements on nearby islands. As historian Douglas R. Cubbison demonstrates, however, Amherst was well before his time in strategy and tactics, and his forces crushed French resistance.

Cubbison examines the three principal columns that Amherst's army comprised, only one of which was under his direct command. Cubbison argues that Amherst's success against the French relied on his employment of command, control, communications, and intelligence; and also shows how well Brigadier General James Murray's use of what is today called population-centric counterinsurgency corresponded with Amherst's strategic oversight and victory.

Using archival materials, archaeological evidence, and the firsthand accounts of junior provincial soldiers, Cubbison takes us from the eighteenth-century antagonisms between the British and French in the New World through the Seven Years' War, to the final siege and its historic significance for colonial Canada. In one of the most decisive victories of the Seven Years' War, Amherst was able, after a mere four weeks, to claim all of Canada. All Canada in the Hands of the British will change how military historians and enthusiasts understand the nature of British colonial battle strategy. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2014 US, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
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1-99300 Des Cognets, Louis Jr. AMHERST AND CANADA Letters and documents gleaned from the Public Record Office provide the bulk of this book. Interesting work covering all of Amherst's life. Index, biblio. 1 vol, 371 pgs 1962 PRINCETON, AUTHOR
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1-79380 Dixon, David NEVER COME TO PEACE AGAIN:Pontiac's Uprising The first new account of Pontiac's Rebellion inover 50 years; ultimately unsuccessful, thisprolong & widespread rebellion took a heavy tollon British Forces, 20+ b/w illust/maps, biblio. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2005 US, UNIV OF OKLAHOMA
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1-52510 Dodge, Edward J. RELIEF IS GREATLY WANTED:Fort William Henry Battle Uses material from the Loudon Papers, excerpts from Kilby's Journal, Eyre's Report & Monro-Webb correspondance, Rogers's Ranger muster roll, b/w illust/maps. 1 vol, 210 pgs 1998 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-27730 Drake, Samuel G. HISTORY OF THE FIVE YEARS FRENCH & INDIAN WARS. A history of Governor Shirley's War, 1744-49. The work is drawn from newspapers, memoirs and diaries, b/w illust, index. 1 vol, 312 pgs 1990 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-10350 Dunnigan, Brian Leigh SIEGE-1759:The Campaign against Niagara 8.5x11, account of the British siege of 1759, over 130 b/w line drawings, biblio, index. 1 vol, 120 pgs 1996 NY, OLD FORT NIAGARA ASSC
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1-86540 Gale, R.R. A SOLDIER LIKE WAY The Material Culture of the British Infantry 1751-1768; 11x8.5, the author focus on the actual 3rdQuarter of 18th century equipment; many color andb/w illust/drawing/photos, biblio, index. 1 vol, 138 pgs 2007 US, TRACK OF THE WOLF
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1-31230 Gallup, Andrew & Shaffer, Donald F. LA MARINE:The French Soldier in Canada 1745-1761 Covers the equipment, daily life, and the military service of the French colonial soldier in Canada during the French & Indian Wars. B/w illust, maps, list of cannon/small arms, Indian allies & more. 1 vol, 274 pgs 1992 BOWIE, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-221960 Hattendorf, John A REDCOAT IN AMERICA: The Diaries of Lieutenant William Bamford 1757-1765 and 1776 This volume consists of two diaries by William Bamford, an Irish officer in the British Army in the mid-18th century. Includes 22 original b/w drawings.

The first is 'A narrative of the campaigns and feats of arms of the 35th Regiment (Royal Sussex)'. It covers the regiment's activities during the French and Indian War and includes an account of the siege and capture of Louisbourg in 1758, British capture of Quebec in 1759, the French siege of Quebec in 1760 and the capture of Montreal, a march to Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany in 1761, a voyage to Barbados in 1761, the siege and capture of Martinique and Havana in 1762, a voyage to Saint Augustine Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, and Port Royal, Jamaica in 1763, and a voyage to Pensacola, Florida and a description of Mobile, Alabama (then part of West Florida), and other parts of West Florida, in 1765, and finally back again to England by way of Havana in 1765. Also included in this section are a copy of a letter from Major General Webb to Colonel Munro dated 4 August, 1757 documenting Webb's refusal to reinforce Bamford's regiment at Fort William Henry, and two anecdotes from 1759 and 1760 regarding Anglo-French battles fought outside Quebec.

The second dairy, running from January through December 1776, documents William Bamford's service in the 40th Regiment at Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill, during the winter and early spring of 1776, the British evacuation to Halifax, return to Staten Island, New York, the campaign on Long Island, and the occupation of New York City. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2019 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-36630 Hibbert, Christopher WOLFE AT QUEBEC Hibbert uses hitherto unused diaries, ships logs, family letters to dispel the romantic view of the over-romanticized view of Wolfe, index. 1 vol, 194 pgs 2001 NY, COOPER SQUARE PRESS
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2-198300 Hughes, Ben FORT WILLIAM HENRY The opening years of the French and Indian War were disastrous for the British. In 1755 General Braddock's troops were routed at the Battle of Monongahela and by the middle of 1756 Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario had fallen. Hindered by quarrelsome provincial councils, incompetent generals, and the redcoats' inability to adapt to wilderness warfare, Britain was losing the war.

In 1757 the 35th Regiment of Foot stepped into the breach. A poorly trained assortment of conscripts, old soldiers, and convicted criminals led by Lieutenant Colonel George Monro, the regiment was destined to take center stage in the most controversial event of the war. Fort William Henry on the southern shore of New York's Lake George was a key fortification supporting British interests along the frontier with French America.

Monro and his regiment occupied the fort in the spring of 1757 while Britain planned its attack on the key French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Learning that most of Britain's military resources were allocated to Louisbourg, the French launched a campaign along the weakened frontier. French Commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his American Indian allies laid siege to Fort William Henry; Monro could not hold out and was forced to surrender.

As part of the terms, the British regiment, colonial militia, and their camp followers would be allowed safe passage to nearby Fort Edward. The French watched in horror, however, as their Indian allies attacked the British column after it left the fort, an episode that sparked outrage and changed the tactics of the war.

Seen through the eyes of participants such as Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a scholarly young aide-de-camp, Jabez Fitch, an amiable Connecticut sergeant, and Kisensik, a proud Nipissing chief whose father once met Louis XIV in the marbled halls of Versailles, The Siege of Fort William Henry: A Year on the Northeastern Frontier uses contemporary newspaper reports, official documents, private letters, and published memoirs to bring the narrative to life. From Indian councils on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River and bustling military camps in northern New York to the narrative's bloody denouement on the shores of Lake George, the reader is immersed in the colorful, yet brutal world of eighteenth-century northeastern America. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2012 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-203700 Johnson, Rossiter A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH WAR: Ending in the Conquest of Canada This engaging book covers nearly every issue related to the French and Indian War, and the events that led up to it. Organized chronologically, the topics include: explorations by Cartier and Champlain; the Jesuits; interactions with Algonquins and Iroquois; La Salle; King William's War; massacres at Dover, Saco and Schenectady; Queen Anne's War and the attacks on Wells, Saco, Casco, Deerfield and Lancaster; attack on Haverhill; Father Rasle; forts at Niagara, Oswego and Crown Point; King George's War; attacks on Canso and Annapolis; La Loutre; the Siege of Louisbourg; and exile of the Acadians.

Also: French posts in the Ohio Valley; Sir William Johnson; The Walking Purchase; Christopher Gist; French Attack on Picqua; George Washington; Braddock's Defeat; Battle of Lake George; Fort William Henry; Fort Ticonderoga; German Flats; Abercromby's defeat and the death of Lord Howe; capture of Forts Frontenac and Du Quesne; siege and capture of Fort Niagara; Amherst; Adventures of Rogers; the siege and capture of Quebec; deaths of Montcalm and Wolfe; surrender of Canada; Treaty of Paris, and predictions of the Revolt of the Colonies. 1 vol, 408 pgs 2007 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-47710 Kemmer, Brenton FREEMEN, FREEHOLDERS AND CITIZEN SOLDIERS An organizational History of Colonel JonathanBagley's Regiment 1755-1760; a comprehensive back-ground including recruitment, uniforms, equipment,training and more, b/w illust/maps, biblio, index. 1 vol, 127 pgs 1997 BOWIE, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-51860 Kemmer, Brenton illust Joe Lee REDCOATS, YANKEES AND ALLIES: A History of Uniforms The vital Lake George - Lake Champlain corridor, always a strategic link between New England and Canada, is the geographical setting of this study of the uniforms and clothing of British and Yankee soldiers and their Native American allies during the French and Indian War. Historians and reenactors alike will consider this book indispensable!

Brief historical sketches of the British campaigns of 1755-1760 provide ample background information. A general description of the military clothing, gear and equipment issued during this period is followed by detailed descriptions of the items worn and used by the different groups: Yankee Provincials, Rangers and Light Infantry, Redcoats, Indian allies, and auxiliary troops.

Includes 33 excellent illustrations by well-known artist Joe Lee and the 16 informative appendices include: marching order and parade dress of the British army, descriptions of 'small clothes,' regimental lace, facing colors, examples of markings, clothing and gear issuance of 14 regiments and two Ranger units, and a description of British musicians' coats and gear. Includes a glossary and an index of names, places and subjects 1 vol, 168 pgs 1998 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-238200 Kling, Stephen French and Indian War A strategic 2-player game on the French and Indian War in North America. One player commands the French forces and the other player commands the British forces. The game is low to medium complexity and is easy to learn. The game takes about 90 minutes.

PLAYERS: 2
AGE: 12+
TIME TO PLAY: 90 Minutes
DESIGNER: Stephen L. Kling, Jr.
CONTENTS:

1 CANVAS Game Map (11x17' inch)
68 game pieces (5/8' inch)
1 rulebook
17 SPECIAL printed dice (six sided)
1 regular die (six sided) 1 vol, 1 pgs 2020 US, THE HISTORICAL GAME COMPANY
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1-239550 Kling, Stephen BATTLE OF QUEBEC: 2nd Edition Wargame Second edition low-to-moderate complexity tactical wargame of 1759 Battle of Quebec. One player plays the British and the other the French. Cards vary the game play. Games take about 90 minutes.

Features: 48 game pieces (5/8-inch inch); A single rulebook (4 pages); 20 game cards; A canvas game map (11x17-inch); and 1 six sided die. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2023 US, THE HISTORICAL GAME COMPANY
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1-63391 Loescher, Burt HISTORY OF ROGERS RANGERS V1:Jan 1755-April 1758 The first volume covers the height of the Rangeractions during the F&I Wars, fold out maps of 20+Ranger battles, illust. 1 vol, 438 pgs 2001 BOWIE, HERIATAGE PRESS
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1-63392 Loescher, Burt GENESIS:History of Rogers' Rangers V2 This work offers the complete record of everyaction, ambuscade, scout and expedition of MajorRobert Rogers from 1758 to 1783, several exellentbattle maps, 20 page biblio, index. 1 vol, 311 pgs 2000 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-63393 Loescher, Burt HISTORY OF ROGERS RANGERS V3:Officers & NonComs A treasure trove of biographical material, 200+Rangers are listed, illust, new full name index. 1 vol, 96 pgs 2001 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-63394 Loescher, Burt HISTORY OF ROGERS RANGERS V4:ST FRANCIS RAID New account using many recently discovered facts,exhaustive appendicies, detailed maps, new colorillust by Gary Zaboly & Ron Embleton, biblio, indx 1 vol, 300 pgs 2002 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-221950 Mayhood, Charles QUEBEC UNDER SIEGE: French Eye-Witness Accounts from the Campaign of 1759 Late in the summer 1759, Quebec, the capital of New France, was under siege. British Major General James Wolfe had the city surrounded and cut off from reinforcements in Montreal, Vice Admiral Charles Saunders was in firm control of the rivers surrounding the city as well as the supply routes into the region. The French population found itself low on food and ammunition to defend themselves, and suffering daily bombardment by the English.

The walls of Quebec were manned by militiamen and sailors taken from French ships lost or anchored above the city for their protection. Lieutenant General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon and his aide-de-camp Louis-Antoine de Bougainville commanded the French regulars outside the city, moving them in rapid deployments to counter the British advances. Includes seven b/w illustrations and maps.

Here the story is told by the citizens within the walls: an artillery captain, a prominent citizen, the emissary traveling between the British and the French commanders, and a Catholic nun working in the main hospital, treating the sick and wounded of both armies. Three of these works are offered in English for the first time, and all four are fully annotated. These journals and memoirs bring us inside the siege, allowing us to watch through their eyes as the fate of New France was determined. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2019 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-202680 Mays, Edith editor AMHERST PAPERS 1756-1763: The Southern Sector Dispatches from South Carolina, Virginia and His Majesty's Superintendent of Indian Affairs - Edith Mays. Jeffrey Amherst was Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North America during the French and Indian War. Documents from his records relating to the war are located in the British Public Records Office as 'W.O. 34: General Sir Jeffrey Amherst 1712-1784 (47-48).'

Microfilms of these records have been transcribed, arranged in chronological order and indexed in this book. Page numbers of the original documents are given so that researchers can easily find them on the microfilm. The earliest records of this collection are from Edmund Atkin, Southern Superintendent of Indian Affairs.

These documents include recruitment of Indians for war against the French, orders to Deputy Indian Agent Christopher Gist, and many of Atkin's account records that give names of people who were paid and who received goods. The bulk of the documents range from 1760 and 1761, when Amherst sent forces against the Cherokees. Correspondence describes conditions in South Carolina, the march inland, the attack on the Cherokees, and some courts martial for desertion.

The years 1762-1763 brought finalization of a peace agreement with the Cherokees. Weekly and monthly returns of the state of the troops and applications for commissions are scattered throughout these records. This is a fine resource for genealogists and students of the French and Indian War 1 vol, 418 pgs 2006 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-10930 McCardell, Lee ILL-STARRED GENERAL: Braddock of the Cold-Stream Biography of the General, whose army was massacred in 1755 by the French and Indians. 1 vol, 335 pgs 1986 PA, UNIV OF PITTSBURG
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1-75350 McCulloch & Todish editors, Robert Griffing illust THROUGH SO MANY DANGERS The Memoirs and Adventures of Robert Kirk late of the Royal Highland Regiment, a first hand account of life in the 42nd & 77th Regiments. 1 vol, 178 pgs 2004 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-236950 McCulloch, Ian JOHN BRADSTREET'S RAID 1758: A Riverine Operation of the French and Indian War John Bradstreet's raid of 1758 -- the first and largest British-American riverine raid mounted during the Seven Years' War (i.e. French and Indian War) was hailed as a great 'American' victory at the time. The operation was carried out principally by American colonial soldiers.

Includes supporting material such as orders of battle, meteorological data, and overviews of captured ships. Examines Bradstreet's new riverine operational capability and water-borne style of combat that the British-American army would soon successfully deploy in the campaigns of Niagara (1759) and Montreal (1760).

Examines with the context campaign planning and the friction among commanders in the war's first three years, the raid looks markedly different than a heroic portrayal. Includes 26 B&W illustrations and four maps.

Includes French and other never-before-seen materials and a new interpretive approach to dispel many of the myths that have grown up around the operation. The result is a closely observed, deeply researched revisionist microhistory. 1 vol, 254 pgs 2022 US, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
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1-83490 McCulloch, Ian SONS OF THE MOUNTAINS:F&I Wars Highland Regiments 8.5x11, Vol 1 follows the campaigns of the threeHighland Regts, the 77th, 78th & 42nd during theF&I Wars; Vol 2 has 350+ bio entries of officers,muster rolls, b/w drawings/illust, biblio, index. 2 vol, 600 pgs 2006 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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2-83490 McCulloch, Ian SONS OF THE MOUNTAINS:F&I Wars Highland Regiments 8.5x11, Vol 1 follows the campaigns of the three Highland Regts, the 77th, 78th & 42nd during the F&I Wars; Vol 2 has 350+ bio entries of officers, muster rolls, b/w drawings/illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 600 pgs 2006 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-83491 McCulloch, Ian SONS OF THE MOUNTAINS:F&I Wars Highland Regiments 8.5x11, Vol 1 follows the campaigns of the 77th &78th thru 1763; the 42nd thru 1767; b/w drawings & illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 392 pgs 2006 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-13610 Parkman, Francis MONTCALM AND WOLFE Classic work on the subject, volume one covers the early years of the conflict, maps. 1 vol, 694 pgs 2001 US, DA CAPO
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1-35320 Pouchot, Pierre MEMOIRS OF THE LATE WAR IN NORTH AMERICA A completely new translation of the original 1781 edition, Pouchot was an eyewitness to many major events from 1754-1760, a complete history of the war, appendices and index have been added. 1 vol, 568 pgs 2004 NY, OLD FORT NIAGARA
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1-972017 Reid, Stuart 017 BRITISH REDCOAT vs FRENCH FUSILIER: North America 1755-63 Providing a unique glimpse into the experiences of regular British and French infantry during the French and Indian War, Stuart Reid reveals what it was like to fight in three battles at the height of the struggle for Canada: La Belle-Famille, the Plains of Abraham and Sainte-Foy.

In 1755, Britain and France both decided to escalate a low intensity frontier war that had started the previous year by dispatching regular troops to their respective colonies in North America. Far from home, both sides' equipment and tactics were initially more suited to the European theater. As the war ground on, however, combat doctrine evolved as both armies learned lessons that would be utilized by succeeding generations of soldiers.

Packed with first-hand accounts, dramatic illustrations, and a technical analysis of the changing nature of warfare on the American continent, this book puts readers in the shoes of the combatants who played a pivotal role in shaping the future of North America. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-56780 Richards, Frederick BLACK WATCH AT TICONDEROGA and MAJOR DUNCAN CAMPBELL The Black Watch Regiment gained fame for its fearless charge during Maj. Gen. James Abercrombie's futile attack on Ticonderoga in 1758, in which more than half of the 1000 Highlanders were killed or wounded in one of the most dramatic battles of the French and Indian War. At this battle, Major Duncan Campbell met his death, as foretold by a ghost several years earlier at his home at Inverawe, Scotland. The eerie legend is explained in this book, and was immortalized in Robert Louis Stevenson's poem Ticonderoga.

This small but comprehensive volume gives a history of the Black Watch Regiment from 1667. The Black Watch was also known as the 42nd Regiment of Foot, the Highlanders, the Royal Highlanders or Lord John Murray's Highlanders. Included in this work is a family history of the Campbells of Inverawe. Appendices A-S give a wide variety of information: regimental and company rolls; principal campaigns, battles, etc.; British and Provincial Regiments at Ticonderoga, 1758 and 1759; and biographical sketches of 31 officers of 1758 (including Abercrombie, several Campbells, John Reid, James and Lord John Murray, and Thomas Stirling). Other appendices contain an original regimental list of the Black Watch; 1759 officers list; and references taken from Commissary Wilson's Orderly Book.

A bibliography and copy of references to be found in the Canadian Archives round out this volume. This excellent resource is brimming with hundreds of names, and contains a fold-out map by Thomas Jeffreys of The Plan of the Town and Fort of Carillon at Ticonderoga. 1 vol, 132 pgs 2005 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-27750 Roby, Luther editor REMINISCENCES OF THE FRENCH WAR Robert Roger's Journal & a Memoir of General Stark. Two-thirds of this book is Roger's Journal, and the rest the memoir of Stark, who served in the Ranger's & advanced to Major General in the AWI, maps, index. 1 vol, 322 pgs 1988 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-191300 Samuel, Sigmund SEVEN YEARS WAR IN CANADA, 1756-1763, THE Unique volume on this war which gathered an unmatched collection of records. 100+ b/w illust,maps, drawings. Text presents a chronological history of the fall of New France. 1 vol, 290 pgs 2006 US, SCHOLAR'S BOOKSHELF
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1-206990 Scharff, Ben SKULKING IN THE WOODS: Irregular Warfare in Pennsylvania During the Seven Years' War Covers five major Pennsylvania episodes of the French and Indian War -- Washington's and Braddock's defeats, the guerrilla attacks of 1756, the taking of Fort Duquesne, and the Battle of Bushy Run.

Scharff's explanations for the outcomes of these campaigns are both fresh and convincing -- Washington and Braddock could have won had they employed different strategies, and by the end of the war the British had learned from their mistakes and were able to deploy regular troops effectively against French irregular forces. Scharff dispels the myth that colonial irregulars were superior to British forces in wilderness fighting by getting beyond Braddock's overwhelming defeat to assess the war in its entirety. Included: several maps, bibliography, and an index to full names, places and subjects. 1 vol, 230 pgs 2014 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-45650 Spring, Ted SPANISH INFANTRY 1739-1781, SKETCH BOOK '56' VOL 4 8.5x11, b/w drawings of equipment/weapons/uniforms of Colonial Spanish Infantry, Militia includes the Louisiana Regiment. 1 vol, 78 pgs 1991 OSSEO, TRACK OF THE WOLF
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1-56410 Stark, Caleb MEMOIR AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF GEN. STARK One of the best sources of documentary material,covers both Stark's memoirs and Rogers account ofhis service during the F&I wars, fullname andsubject index. 1 vol, 528 pgs 1999 BOWIE, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-35550 Steele, Ian K. BETRAYALS: Fort William Henry & the Massacre Excellent account of the subject, the author uses new evidence to debunk the myth, biblio, index. 1 vol, 272 pgs 1993 NY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRS
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1-197750 Sturat, Kenneth DEFENDERS OF THE FRONTIER: Colonel Henry Bouquet and the Officers and Men of the Royal American Regiment Swiss-born Colonel Henry Bouquet remains one of the most unappreciated British Army officers from the pre-Revolutionary War period in North America. During the uneasy peace that followed the French and Indian War, Bouquet and his Royal Americans, along with troops from the Black Watch and Highland regiments, protected and rescued settlers on the western frontiers of Pennsylvania and Maryland from increasingly frequent Indian attacks. Bouquet's victory at Bushy Run and his triumphant march into the Ohio Country essentially halted the Indian uprising of 1763-1764. With patience, military discipline and tactical skill, he defeated a resourceful and deadly enemy.

Historian Martin Blumenson called Bouquet the foremost soldier of his day. Ironically, other British Army defeats and disasters of a more sensational nature often obscure Bouquet's brilliant accomplishments. Military historian and instructor Kenneth P. Stuart thoroughly researched the official papers of Bouquet and his contemporaries for this detailed study. Correspondence reveals Bouquet's highly trained military mind, his personal frustrations with the colonial assemblies and the British high command, and his private moments of occasional depression. This well-rounded work includes maps, illustrations, annotations, appendices, a select bibliography and an index 1 vol, 244 pgs 2007 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-236180 Todish, Tim -- Illustrations by Gary Zabody ROGERS' RANGERS, 1755-1763: To Distress the French and Their Allies Introduces the Rangers of the French and Indian, Cherokee, and Pontiac's War series that will document the histories of all Colonies' ranger units that served in the French & Indian War and after. Volume I begins with the most famous ranger unit of all-Robert Rogers' legendary corps, which served in the major campaigns in New York and Canada, then in the Caribbean, and then continued to fight in the Cherokee War and during Pontiac's Rebellion. Using diaries, journals, and other primary sources, this book tells the incredible story of America's first special forces through the eyes of those who were there. Features 24 maps, and 116 illustrations, including 60 drawings and paintings. 1 vol, 312 pgs 2023 US, BLACK DOME PRESS
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4-75360 Todish, Timothy AMERICA'S FIRST WORLD WAR:French & Indian War Now in its fourth printing, this is a fast moving, illustrated account of the French and Indian War; the war that determined what civilization, what governmental institutions, what social and economic patterns would be paramount in North America.

Written from English speaking sources and the British point of view, it is surprisingly fair in representing the French as poorly supplied and supported by their government, greatly outnumbered, yet masters of woodland fighting. The author explains the roles played by the French, the British, the Indian allies on both sides, and by the Colonials with warranted emphasis on Robert Rogers and his Rangers. A year-by-year, campaign by campaign accounting puts the events in perspective.

The author's research into the role of Roger's Rangers is amply represented and his personal collection of site photos and paintings is a valuable addition. Recommended to anyone who seeks to know and interpret this important phase of our history.

12 illustrations; 32 photographs; 3 paintings; 2 full color plates; 1 map. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-83480 Todish, Timothy and Harburn, Todd BRITISH MILITARY AND THE PONTIAC INDIAN UPRISING 8.5x11, A Most Troublsome Situation is thisconflict of 1763-1764; numerous excerpts fromperiod accounts; the words of the officers andsoldiers, b/w drawings/illust, index. 1 vol, 223 pgs 2006 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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1-75380 Todish, Timothy annotator & Illust by Gary Zaboly JOURNALS OF MAJOR ROBERT ROGERS:Annotated & Illust 8.5x11, a new superb look at Rogers Journals,Todish brings new light with his annotations andZaboly's b/w line drawings are worth the price,notes, index. 1 vol, 344 pgs 2002 NY, PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS
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21-75380 Todish, Timothy annotator & Illust by Gary Zaboly JOURNALS OF MAJOR ROBERT ROGERS:Annotated & Illust 8.5x11, a new superb look at Rogers Journals,Todish brings new light with his annotations andZaboly's b/w line drawings are worth the price,notes, index. 1 vol, 344 pgs 2015 US, PRAEGER PUBLISHING
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1-930340 various STRATEGY & TACTICS # 340: French and Indian War Battles (Wargame) French and Indian War Battles is a two-player grand tactical system for simulating battles in North America during the French & Indian War (1754-60). While these battles often involved small armies for the era, they decided the fate of the continent.

This game includes three scenarios; Lake George (Sep 1755), Fort Oswego (Aug 1756), and Quebec (Sep 1759). Each battle has its own map, special rules, and counters.

Each game turn represents from 10 minutes to one hour depending on the pace of operations. Each hex represents 50 to 150 yards, depending on the scenario. Combat units represent anything from a wing (two or more companies) to a battalion. Each combat strength point represents 40 to 150 men, depending on the quality of training and weaponry. Each artillery unit represents two to six guns. Leaders represent a single great commander plus staff.

Components: One 22 x 34 inch map and 176 5/8-inch counters. 1 vol, 84 pgs 2023 US, DECISION GAMES
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1-938019 Various STRATEGY & TACTICS QUARTERLY #19: French & Indian War This issue digs into the details of the French & Indian War -- a remote corner of the Seven Years War where small battles and campaigns determined the outcome for a continent. 1 vol, 116 pgs 2022 US, DECISION GAMES
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2-207780 Williams, Glenn DUNMORE'S WAR: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era Known to history as Dunmore's War, the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty's service and under royal command. Led by John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, a force of colonials including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Morgan, Michael Cresap, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Lewis successfully drove the Indians from the territory south of the Ohio River in parts of present-day West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Although it proved to be the last Indian conflict of America's colonial era, it is often neglected in histories, despite its major influence on the conduct of the Revolutionary War that followed.

The book explains the course and importance of this fascinating event. Supported by primary source research, the author describes each military operation and illustrates the transition of the Virginia militia from a loyal instrument of the king to a weapon of revolution. In the process, he corrects much of the folklore concerning the war and frontier fighting in general, demonstrating that the Americans did not adopt Indian tactics for wilderness fighting as is popularly thought, but rather adapted European techniques to the woods.

As an immediate result of Dunmore's War, the frontier remained quiet for two years, giving the colonies the critical time to debate and declare independence before Britain convinced its Indian allies to resume attacks on American backcountry settlements. Ironically, at the same time Virginia militiamen fought the biggest battle of Dunmore's War under command of a king's officer, delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia decided on a united resistance to Parliament's heavy-handed Coercive, or Intolerable Acts that threatened representative government in all the colonies.

Before another nine months passed, Virginia became one of the leading colonies in the move toward American independence. Although he was hailed as a hero at the end of the Indian campaign, Lord Dunmore's attempt to maintain royal authority put him in direct opposition to many of the subordinates who followed him on the frontier. Before being driven from Virginia in 1776, he notably organized the Royal Ethiopian Regiment composed of slaves who were promised freedom if they deserted their rebel masters and entered military service to the crown. 1 vol, 400 pgs 2021 US, WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
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1-190760 Wolfe, Major-General James INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG OFFICERS His orders for a battalion and army together with orders and signals used in embarking and debarking an army from flat-bottomed boats. Includes black and white sketches, drawings, OBs, and more. 1 vol, 106 pgs 1967 CANADA, MUSEUM RESTORATION
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1-197932 Wulff, Matt RANGER: North American Frontier Soldier: Volume 2 This book gives a detailed look at the use of rangers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, the Mohawk Valley, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia during the colonial period in North America. This volume also contains a large bibliography of books, pamphlets, and websites used in the research of this book, as well as an index of names, subjects, and historical places contained in the book. Over fifty period maps, paintings, illustrations, and photographs. 1 vol, 380 pgs 2011 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-83580 Wulff, Matt ROBERT ROGERS RULES FOR THE RANGING SERVICE An analysis of the his (28) Rules as written in1757 to instruct selected members of the BritishArmy in the techniques of woods warfare; eachrule is analyzed, b/w drawings, biblio, index 1 vol, 258 pgs 2006 US, HERITAGE PRESS
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1-197931 Wulff, Natt RANGER: North American Frontier Soldier: Volume 1 Once the colonization of North America began it would not take long for conflict to follow. The European Empires of France and Great Britain would wage war for almost a decade to decide which world power would control the continent. The French, through strong alliances with the various Native American tribes would integrate the Native's methods of waging war with their own to develop what would be known as 'La Petite Guerre', or 'The Little War'.

Raiding parties of French Partisan fighters and Native Americans would sweep down from Canada and attack isolated settlements along the frontier of the English colonies, then just as quickly melt back into the forest from which they came. The militia organizations of the English settlements were often caught unaware by the quick hit and run raids of the French and Indians.

A new type of soldier was needed that could provide security against these raiders from the north, a soldier that could fight the enemy on their own terms in the vast woodlands of North America. With this need, the Ranger was born. In this book Matt Wulff takes a look at some of the more famous Ranger units from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that risked their lives as 'Guardians of our frontiers.' 1 vol, 178 pgs 2008 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-84130 Zaboli, Robert TRUE RANGER, A:Life & Many Wars of Robert Rogers 8.5x11, a monumental work with many b/w illust &maps; this is the definitive biography of Rogers,the author's scholarship is supported by extensivedocumentation & primary sources, A MUST HAVE 1 vol, 524 pgs 2005 US, ROYAL BLOCKHOUSE LLC
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