This week C'est la vie takes a different look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

It's a seminal event in Canadian history.

But what do we really know about what happened that day, and the context of the battle?

Two historians, a francophone and an anglophone, talk about the Battle, looking beyond the perspectives of generals Wolfe and Montcalm.

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Books mentioned on this week's program:

Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham by D. Peter MacLeod. It is published by Douglas & McIntyre.

Québec ville assiégée, 1759-1760, published by Denis Vaugeois' publishing house, Les éditions du Septentrion.