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The French and Indian War and the conquest of New France / William R. Nester.

By: Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2014Description: xix, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780806144351
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.2/534 23
LOC classification:
  • E199 .N475 2014
Contents:
Part I. Powers -- The "absolute" monarchy -- War, wealth, and the great powers -- The French Empire -- Part II. The years of victories -- The clash of empires through 1754 -- Escalation, 1755 -- World War, 1756 -- Killing fields, 1757 -- Part III. The years of defeats -- Turning point, 1758 -- Rout, 1759 -- Conquest, 1760 -- Part IV. The long denouement -- Peace or alliance? 1761 -- Last gambles, 1762 and 1763 -- Distant thunder.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-473) and index.

Part I. Powers -- The "absolute" monarchy -- War, wealth, and the great powers -- The French Empire -- Part II. The years of victories -- The clash of empires through 1754 -- Escalation, 1755 -- World War, 1756 -- Killing fields, 1757 -- Part III. The years of defeats -- Turning point, 1758 -- Rout, 1759 -- Conquest, 1760 -- Part IV. The long denouement -- Peace or alliance? 1761 -- Last gambles, 1762 and 1763 -- Distant thunder.

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