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In Review Niagara 1814:The Final Invasion Jon Latimer. Niagara 1814:The Final Invasion. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009. 96pp. paperback; ISBN 9781846034398. $22.95
That said, Latimer might have better contextualized his detailed military accounts with some consideration of the Niagara frontier itself. Oddly the Lake Champlain theatre creeps into his study, yet the disaffection within the war-torn Niagara peninsula receives only brief attention via mentions of Joseph Willcocks and of raiding parties. A conclusion that jumps to matters surrounding the Treaty of Ghent also leaves the reader wishing Latimer had instead provided a conclusion equally meticulous as his battle narratives to better assess what consequences the last year of conflict had upon the local Niagara communities, the war, Great Britain, and the United States. Dr. Fair is an adjunct professor in the Department of History, Ryerson University
Dr. Fair is an adjunct professor in the Department of History, Ryerson University
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