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

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Summary: Good Review of a Little Known War
Review: The French and Indian War of 1754 to 1763 is one of the historically ignored wars. It is completely overshadowed by the Revolutionary War fought a decade or so later. It's nice to see a book that puts this war in its proper perspective as a precursor to the Revolution. It served as a training ground for the officers (such as Washington), it established the British in Canada, it set up the French as allies of the United States in the Revolutionary War.

This book is well researched and exceedingly well written. It covers the nine years and wide expanse of the war in a manner that is easily comprehendable and understandable. He relates the activities taking place in the United States to what was happening around the rest of the world where the English and French were fighting.