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Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe ~ Reviews of Paths of Glory “Every so often books are published that combine firstrate innovative scholarship and pageturning readability Stephen Brumwell’s revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example … This generous reassessment is overdue” Globe and Mail
Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe ~ Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe Stephen Brumwell on FREE shipping on qualifying offers Winner Distinguished Book Award Society of Colonial Wars of New York 2008 Winner Charles P Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History 2008 Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of 2007 Ugly
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Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe ~ Ugly gangling and tormented by agonising illness Major General James Wolfe was an unlikely hero Yet in 1759 on the Plains of Abraham before Quebec he won a battle with momentous consequences Wolfes victory bought at the cost of his life ensured that English not French would become the dominant language in North America
Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe ~ A thorough accessible and engaging biography of General James Wolfe with the battle at Quebec being the main highlight Brumwell’s research is thorough and he fully explores the life and controversies of this man and he does a fine job fleshing out Wolfe as a real person with real human qualities
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Project MUSE Paths of Glory The Life and Death of ~ Stephen Brumwells Paths of Glory is a comprehensive biography of the celebrated Conqueror of Canada James Wolfe The highlight of the book is of course the climactic battle on the Plains of Abraham but the author sets this event in the context of his subjects entire career
Military History Book Review Paths of Glory ~ With Paths of Glory Stephen Brumwell seeks to rehabilitate Wolfe’s reputation tracing his earliest days and even assessing the general’s reputation in the years shortly after his death at Quebec Brumwell follows Wolfe through several famous battles of the 18th century including the defeat of the Jacobite invasion at Culloden in 1745
Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe ~ Stephen Brumwell Paths of Glory The Life and Death of General James Wolfe London Hambledon Continuum 2006 406pp Cased £25 ISBN 1852855533
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