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Hi everybody!

I guess this is the right place to ask so let's go.

I'm a french history student and I'm starting a master which basically have for subject the indian art of war and its use by the european armies during the French and Indian war. I already have quite a good number of sources and books, mostly in english of course, but I'd like to ask everyone here who feels to help me for books on this subject that you think deserve to be read.
For those of you who live in Ontario and Québec, I'll be spending the whole month of september in Ottawa (maybe Montréal, I'm not too sure yet). I'd like to know if some universities around are better furnished for that period and that subject, for I'll probably be going here and there to gather sources.
The main reason for me doing this is I'm looking for stuff I will obviously not find neither in France nor in Great Britain.

Any help greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance,

TiFlo

Bonne chance à toi, pour ce Mastère qui s'annonce passionnant!

Thanks for the support. Indeed, it is a very promising study and it is also quite a challenge, especially since, as far as I know, no such work has been done yet. Add then that, more than the lack of documents in France is the even greater lack of able univ. prof. for such a subject and you get something really exciting

PS: Ayant commencé en Anglais je continue, apparement ça ne pose aucun problème à votre (formidable) petite équipe!

I think that Moustic gathered quite a lot of stuff on the FIW, as he created the online database about it (along with the AWI too).

tu peux lui parler français en privé par contre!

TiFlo wrote:Thanks for the support. Indeed, it is a very promising study and it is also quite a challenge, especially since, as far as I know, no such work has been done yet. Add then that, more than the lack of documents in France is the even greater lack of able univ. prof. for such a subject and you get something really exciting

PS: Ayant commencé en Anglais je continue, apparement ça ne pose aucun problème à votre (formidable) petite équipe!

My own experience is that the French university is pretty harsh with people that explore new pathes...

I can recommand you to a professor in King College (London) specialist of northern american indian civilisation. She should be able to give you some advice, even she is not specialit of military stuff. She married a friend of mine.

@ Pocus
I already went through Moustics biblio. which is more than well furnished for something you can find on the internet. But I still need more stuff...

@ Korrigan
I guess you're right, but that's probably a sickness that affects too many scientists who believe that if it hasn't been done, that's just because there is no need of it...
However, I found myself quite lucky in founding a prof. of modern military history in Nantes who, though not being specialized in american colonial warfare, gently accepted to follow me seeing I was kind of jumping around him until he says "ok, you're in" Well, you know what I mean

I'd gladly take your offer for a contact in London(even if it's of the smallest use, it's always good to catch such occasions).

I am not at home right now, but next week I'll send you her details.

Mail her to ask for biblio and contacts in the states.

Excellent... *Mr Burns voice*
Thanks a lot!

Korrigan wrote:My own experience is that the French university is pretty harsh with people that explore new pathes...

A qui le dis-tu... J'ai passé toutes mes années de doctorat avec un prof qui trouvait comique mon sujet de thèse...

TiFlo wrote:Excellent... *Mr Burns voice*
Thanks a lot!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Pardon me, I'm only laughing because my 11 year old granddaughter says that all the time and she sounds just like Mr. Burns. Doh!

TiFlo wrote:the indian art of war and its use by the european armies during the French and Indian war

Site francophone et/ou Multilingue
http://www.biographi.ca Dictionnaire biographique du Canada en ligne
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca Passerelle pour l’histoire militaire canadienne
http://fr.wikipedia.org/ Wikipédia : Encyclopédie Libre
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca Archives publiques de l’Ontario
http://rs6.loc.gov The library of Congress – Global Gateway
http://1759.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/ Chronologie et pédagogie
http://www.brunette.brucity.be/Pagodes1/ les USA façon Scolaire en français et Hollandais
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com Une mine d’or, dans les deux langues, de la fondation historica du Canada

Site Anglophone
http://famousamericans.net/ Vitrual American Biographies
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/ Queen’s Royal Regiment
http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia : The Free Encyclopedia
http://www.regiments.org/ Land Forces of Britain
http://www.royalprovincial.com/ The On-line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
http://www.sevenyearswarassociation.com Chronology of the Seven Years War
http://www.revwar75.com/ Biographies of Crown Forces Generals
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history The history département (our Atlas)

Site en vrac
http://www2.univ-reunion.fr/ Quelques excellent articles de la revue Alizés (dont le N°19 sur les corsaires américains)

All right folks, this is probably my last post here before a week, as I'm off to live for Ottawa. So far, you guys have been really kind and more than helpfull. I guess now I must give you some info on how my work is progressing...

Thanks again!

Good trip then!

Un site... en français : http://www.medarus.org/NM/NMTextes/nm_00_acc.htm dont http://www.medarus.org/NM/NMTextes/nm_01_04_seven_y_war.htm par Jean-Yves Gourdol alias Medarus.