Book to be Released in French

The story of the battle for empire between two European powers during the mid-eighteenth century will soon be told in two languages.  Endgame 1758: The Promise, the Glory, and the Despair of Louisbourg's Last Decade by A. J. B. Johnston will be released in French in August, 2010.  The Canadian town of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, located near the Gulf of St. Lawrence, became both a strategic military fortress and a symbol of power for the French and the British between 1749 and 1758.  It is at Louisbourg that the British experienced their first major victory of the Seven Years’ War in 1758.  Johnston tells the little-known story of an important colonial town from British and French perspectives, while still remembering the thousands of regular citizens in the middle of the battles.  You can read an excerpt, in English, from our web site. 
Endgame 1758 is part of the France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization series.