LOUISBOURG 1758 Wolfe’s First Siege. by Rene Chartrand. Softbound, 7”x10”, 96 pages. Osprey Publishing Campaign series. Louisbourg represented a major threat to American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the American lines of communication; Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach defenses and rough weather, it took only 6 days to land the troops, and it was only due to a stroke of daring on the part of James Wolfe. This book is largely based on firsthand accounts from the journals of several participants, including that of French Governor Drucour whose excellent account has never been published.          No.    703582