In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of
1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned
their attention to the conquest of Canada. They were Irish-American
revolutionaries -- unique because they fought under their own flag. They
were know as the Fenians and they believed that the first step on the
road to the liberation of Ireland was to invade Canada. The Last
Invasion of Canada vividly recaptures the drama of the decade. It
recounts the fledgling nation's rag-tag, but patriotic, defence against
an enemy committed to a glorious cause, but with only scattered
resources. It is a story of courage, espionage and petty crime, and of
mismatched motivations and goals.