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Empires collide : the French and Indian War 1754-63 / editor, Ruth Sheppard ; introduction by William M. Fowler, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Osprey, 2006.
- Contents:
- Part 1 War in the Wilderness
- Rivalries in North America 12
- Redcoats and Colonials 21
- Colonials and Militas of New France 34
- A Charming Field for an Encounter 41
- War Paths and Tomahawks 52
- Braddock's Defeat 63
- The British Catastrophe 84
- Part 2 The Turning of the Tide
- Declaration and Reinforcement 92
- Troupes de Terre 100
- The High-Water Mark 108
- American Colonial Rangers 119
- Montcalm's Victory 130
- The Light Bobs 149
- The Gateway to New France 158
- Taking back the Ohio 178
- Part 3 Sieges and Surrender
- The Year of Miracles 186
- Deprivation, Massacre, and Exile 193
- The armies of 1759 201
- Sieges and Engineers 210
- Winning New France 218
- The Final Act 240
- A Volley that set the World on Fire 247
- Appendix French and Indian War sites today 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1846030897
- OCLC:
- 63401302
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