The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War

In 1754, an inexperienced George Washington marched under the British flag to take control of the French-occupied Ohio River Forks. The resulting skirmish initiated a global conflict that shaped a generation and remade the face of colonial North America. By 1763, Great Britain had stripped France of its North American colonies, undermined the ability of native peoples to determine their destines, and lit the "long fuse" of the American Revolution. In this beautifully illustrated companion volume to the PBS television series, award-winning historian Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through this enthralling - and largely misunderstood - chapter of our past.