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

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Analyzes the critical implications of the French and Indian War in North The us that evolved into a global conflict that swept across Europe, Africa, and the East and West Indies and led to the evolution of the British Empire. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Most histories of the Seven Years’ War center of attention on either the European or the North American theatre of the war. William Fowler’s Empires at War is original, and praiseworthy, because he troubles to set the North American conflict in the European context. Bravo! Written in vigorous and engaging prose, Empires at War tells the story of what Fowler calls the “first world war.” By keeping one foot in the North American wilderness and the other in the courts of Europe, Fowler makes a strong claim for the critical importance of early Canadian history to the history of the world. Fowler may be to be praised for the prominent role he assigns to the First Nations of eastern North The us, who fought consistent with their own agendas and not merely as French or British auxiliaries. A third strength of this work is to found in Fowler’s willingness to shatter myths. As an example, many American historians have chosen to ignore George Washington’s shameful conduct at Jumonville Glen, or they have got looked for excuses for it. Fowler, to his credit, lays the blame right where it belongs: “It remains an open question why Washington felt compelled to attack a sleeping camp without warning at a time when two nations were at peace.” Fowler is particularly good at fleshing out all of his characters: General Jeffrey Amherst is ruthless and brutal; James Wolfe nervous and complaining; the Marquis de Montcalm pessimistic and defeatist. The Seven Years’ War led directly to the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the upward push of Great Britain as a 19th-century superpower. It is very important that we learn more about these connections, and Fowler’s Empires at War is a brilliant place to start. –William Newbigging

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