The final volume in a two-part study of some of the earliest fortifications built in North America, covering a vital period in America's colonial past.
Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 30 Osprey titles. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec, with his wife and two sons.
This fascinating volume traces the development of fortifications in North America from the 1520s to the 1760s, region by region. It is crammed with illustrations of everything from 'strong houses' and stockades to the later Vauban-like fortifications -- Miniature Wargames This volume offers a valuable guide to much of the colonial forts of North America, and is highly recommended -- Casemate: The Journal of the Fortress Study Group
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