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

In this engrossing narrative of the great military conflagration of the mid-eighteenth century, Fred Anderson transports

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The Seven Years’ War 9781472895646
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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Disease, War, and the Imperial State: The Welfare of the British Armed Forces during the Seven Years' War 9780226180144
Disease, War, and the Imperial State: The Welfare of the British Armed Forces during the Seven Years' War 9780226180144

The Seven Years’ War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. In t

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Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British Empire in North America 0806144629, 9780806144627
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 Culture of the Seven Years' War: Empire, Identity, and the Arts in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World 9781442696341
The Culture of the Seven Years' War: Empire, Identity, and the Arts in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World 9781442696341

With essays by notable scholars that address the war’s impact in Europe and the Atlantic world, this volume is sure to b

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The Cultural Work of Empire: The Seven Years' War and the Imagining of the Shandean State 9780748631223
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 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
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 Fatal Land: War, Empire, and the Highland Soldier in British America 9780300213508
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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Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War: The Psychology of Honour 9781350081574
Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War: The Psychology of Honour 9781350081574

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