Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy

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German Mercenaries with the British in Canada During the American Revolution (1776-83)

Beschreibung

A fascinating study that uncovers an important aspect of the history of the American Revolution, this account reveals how the British Army that fought the American Revolutionaries was, in fact, an Anglo-German army.

Autor

Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy is a historian who, in the late 1970s, wanted to know where his ancestors came from and discovered a major unexplored part of Canadian history. He is the author of various books in his native French, including Sarah: à l'ombre des hommes and Charlotte et la mémoire du coeur. He lives in Montreal, Quebec. Virginia Easley DeMarce is a historian who specializes in early modern European history, and a former college professor with more than 15 years of experience--at both George Mason University and Northwest Missouri State University. She is also the author of Mercenary Troops from Anhalt-Zerbst Germany During the American Revolution and The Settlement of Former Auxiliary Troops in Canada After the American Revolution. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Marcel Trudel was an emeritus professor of history at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of more than 40 books on the history of New France and is the recipient of the Companion of the Order of Canada and of the Ordre national du Quebec. He lived in Ottawa, Ontario.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baraka Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9781926824123
• ISBN-10: 1926824121
• Artikelnr.: 34793157