by Rene Chartrand. Softbound, 64 pages, 7" x 9". Following the discovery of America, the European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. The inhabitants of New France built elaborate fortifications to protect their towns and cities, and this book provides a detailed examination of the defenses of four of them: Quebec, Montreal and Louisbourg in Canada and New Orleans in Louisiana.