colonies

Presents an account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America.

An historical account of the clash between Native American and Spanish cultures in the Western Hemisphere including profiles of leaders from both sides.

Discusses Ho Chi Minh's battle against the French army, which resulted in the withdrawal of French forces from the country, Ho Chi Minh's determination to reunite Vietnam under Communist rule, and the United States' involvement in the conflict that cost over one million American and Vietnamese lives.

A history of the French in North America from the earliest explorers to today's separatist movement in Quebec.

In 1870 barely one tenth of African was under European control. By 1914 only about one tenth was not. This book contrasts the Victorian image of Africa with what we now know of African civilisation and history.

Chronicles the more than 150 years of fighting between Britain and France for control of Canada, focusing on Newfoundland and Acadia, discusses the role of the First Nations people in the struggle, and looks at the consequences of British victory.