The Last Invasion of Canada Senior Hereward
The Last Invasion of Canada Senior Hereward In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of 1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned their attention to…
Specifikacia The Last Invasion of Canada Senior Hereward
The Last Invasion of Canada Senior Hereward
In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of 1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned their attention to the conquest of Canada. They were know as the Fenians and they believed that the first step on the road to the liberation of Ireland was to invade Canada. They were Irish-American revolutionaries -- unique because they fought under their own flag.
It recounts the fledgling nation's rag-tag, but patriotic, defence against an enemy committed to a glorious cause, but with only scattered resources. The Last Invasion of Canada vividly recaptures the drama of the decade. It is a story of courage, espionage and petty crime, and of mismatched motivations and