The French-Indian War 1754-1760

by Daniel Marston

Overview

This book traces the background and course of the French-Indian War, fought out in the forests, plains, and forts of the North American frontier. Despite early French successes against a British army unskilled in woodland fighting, the British learned quickly from their Native American allies and emerged victorious at Louisbourg and Quebec.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415968386
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/24/2003
Series:	Essential Histories
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Daniel Marston is the Director of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers Program and Professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University, and previously held the Ike Skelton Distinguished Chair in the Art of War at the US Army Command and General Staff College. He has been a Visiting Fellow, on multiple occasions, with the Leverhulme Changing Character of War Program at the University of Oxford, and was previously Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He has been a special advisor with the US Army, USMC and British Army, and has published several books, one of which, Phoenix from the Ashes, won the Templer Medal Book Prize in 2003. He received a BA and MA from McGill University and a PhD from Oxford University, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Professor Robert O'Neill is the consultant editor of The Road to Victory and the editor of I am Soldier, both from Osprey.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Chronology, Background to war Tension in the Ohio River valley, Warring sides The French and British armies in North America, Outbreak Entry of the regular soldiers, The fighting War of the forest and fortress, Portrait of a soldier Joshua Goodenough, a Rogers' Ranger, The world around war The economic and civilian costs, Portrait of a civilian Jean Lowry and Titus King, How the war ended Treaty of Paris and the Indian uprising, Conclusion and consequences Ramifications for the future, Further reading, Index