Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 9780307425393

The Seven Years’ War 9781472895646

The closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years’ War was fought in North America, Europe, the Carib

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Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British Empire in North America 0806144629, 9780806144627

Prior to the American Revolution, the Ohio River Valley was a cauldron of competing interests: Indian, colonial, and imp

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The Cultural Work of Empire: The Seven Years' War and the Imagining of the Shandean State 9780748631223

This book argues that the Seven Years' War (1756-63) produced an intense historical consciousness within British cu

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The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire

The loss of America was an unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent mi

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The French and Indian War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict Between French and British Colonies in North America

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *In

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The Canadian Iroquois and the Seven Years' War 1550022652, 9781550022650

The participation of the Iroquois of Akwasasne, Kanesetake (Oka), Kahnawake and Oswegatchie in the Seven Years’ War is a

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The Fatal Land: War, Empire, and the Highland Soldier in British America 9780300213508

More than 12,000 soldiers from the Highlands of Scotland were recruited to serve in Great Britain’s colonies in the Amer

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The Seven Years War 9781134160686, 041539418X, 0203932714, 9780415394185, 9780203932711

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Russia and the Outbreak of the Seven Years' War [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780520337428

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s missio

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Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years’ War: The Psychology of Honour 9781350081574, 9781350081604, 9781350081581

The army of Frederick the Great of Prussia is generally known as an efficient fighting machine based on brutal and stric

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