I knew little about the involvement of the French in America before reading this book. I know a lot more now. Covering mainly Canada but also Lousiana and the French West Indies for almost three centuries, this book reads like a novel. Only you already know the end!

Written by a british, who leaves and teaches in Canada, this book always try not to take sides, in an history where broken promises are the norm.

I was reading this book during the war in Iraq (2003), when French bashing was a national sport in the US. Looking back in our history books allows to see that not too long ago, France was America's best ally against ... Great Britain.