European Invasion of North America

Michael G. Laramie is an independent historian with a focus on the colonial conflicts of North America. He served with Air Force reconnaissance squadrons in both the European and Middle East theaters before attending the University of Arizona.

• Acknowledgments1. The First Volley2. The Long Storm3. The King's Men4. Courcelle's Folly5. The Mohawks at Bay6. The New Netherlands7. Toil, Turmoil, and Defeat8. New York9. The Burning of Schenectady10. To the Gates of Montreal11. The Mohawk Expedition12. Queen Anne's War13. A Chain of Forts14. The Scourge of Scalp Point15. Stalemate and Skirmish16. "A Most Favorable Opportunity"17. The Bloody Morning Scout18. The Battle of Lake George19. No Advance, No Retreat20. Fort Vaudreuil21. "Our Wisdom Is Be Come Folly, Our Councils Confusion"22. The Partisan War23. Rigaud's Expedition24. Fort William Henry25 Siege26. "Relief Is Greatly Wanted"27. Tainted Victory28. The French Zenith29. "An Irruption into Canada"30. An Impossible Task31. "Never (a) Ball Had a More Deadly Direction"32. The Heights of Carillon33. The Battle of Ticonderoga34. Mr. Nabbercromby's Army35. Amherst36. A Reversal of Fortune37. Iron Men and Wooden Ships38. "The Total Reduction of Canada"39. The Old Invasion RouteAppendix A: Maps of the Hudson–Champlain CorridorAppendix B: French and English Casualty Returns for the Battles of Lake George and TiconderogaAppendix C: Warships on Lake George and Lake Champlain, 1742–1760NotesSourcesBibliographyIndex

Overall, this is a very worthwhile work. It seems clear that much work went into including the details of names and numbers along with extensive descriptions of works constructed by the combatants and the terrain involved in key events. Even with the level of detail, the book reads well and one does not get a feeling of getting bogged down. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in this topic or in colonial operations in this period in general.