The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North AmericaIn the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled. The war that followed would be fought across virgin territories, from Nova Scotia to the forks of the Ohio River, and it would ultimately decide the fate of the entire North American continent—not just for Great Britain and France but also for the Spanish and Native American populations. Noted historian Walter R. Borneman brings to life an epic struggle for a continent—what Samuel Eliot Morison called "truly the first world war"—and emphasizes how the seeds of discord sown in its aftermath would take root and blossom into the American Revolution. |
Contents
Washingtons Marches 17531754 | 22 |
Lake Champlain Frontier 17561757 | 76 |
BOOK | 77 |
Caribbean Gambit | 169 |
Caribbean Campaigns 17591762 | 179 |
Falling Dominoes | 187 |
Battle for a ContinentOr Is It? | 204 |
The Making of a Legend | 225 |
BOOK THREE Prelude to Revolution 17601763 | 245 |
Montreal to Michilimackinac | 247 |
Martinique to Manila | 262 |
Scratch of a Pen | 273 |
Prelude to Revolution | 296 |
Notes | 309 |
309 | 333 |
Bibliography | 337 |
Rogerss Raid on St Francis 1759 | 230 |
Deciding the Fate | 234 |
British Colonial Frontier circa 1760 | 244 |
Index | 345 |
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The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America Walter R. Borneman Limited preview - 2006 |
The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America Walter R. Borneman No preview available - 2007 |