Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763 By William M. Fowler Fr.

Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763

By William M. Fowler Fr.
On May 28, 1754, a group of militia and Indians led by twenty-two-year-old major George Washington surprised a camp of sleeping French soldiers near present-day Pittsburgh. The brief but deadly exchange of fire that ensued lit the match that, in Horace Walpole’s memorable phrase, would “set the world on fire.” The resulting French and Indian War in North America escalated into a global conflict fought across Europe, Africa, and the East and West Indies. Before it ended, nearly one million men had died. Empires at War captures the sweeping panorama of this first world war and the huge cast of characters who fought it, including the aristocratic French tactical genius Henry Montcalm and the gallant young Englishman James Wolfe, who both died on the field outside Quebec; Sir William Johnson, who sometimes painted his face and dressed like a warrior when he fought beside his Indian allies; and the “Great Commoner” William Pitt, who saw the world as a vast chessboard. Field commanders on both sides contended with the harsh realities of disease, brutal weather, and scant supplies, frequently having to build the roads they marched on
Published Date: 10/01/2006
Format: PaperBack
ISBN: 9780802777379
Publisher: Walker & Company
Rating:   price 15 $