
The French and Indian War
Deciding the Fate of North America
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Jonathan Yen
In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled. The war that followed would be fought across virgin territories, from Nova Scotia to the forks of the Ohio River, and it would ultimately decide the fate of the entire North American continent—not just for Great Britain and France but also for the Spanish and Native American populations.
Noted historian Walter R. Borneman brings to life an epic struggle for a continent—what Samuel Eliot Morison called "truly the first world war"—and emphasizes how the seeds of discord sown in its aftermath would take root and blossom into the American Revolution.
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Great overview.
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Thorough history of the French and Indian War
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Outstanding Survey of French & Indian War
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The details of the history
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The first is the narrator. He should not be a reader for audiobooks. His voice has an annoying, smarmy, nasal quality that is better suited for one of those cheesy ‘World’s Dumbest Criminals’ ‘reality’ TV shows. Or maybe narrating a wrestling match. He doesn’t have the right voice for a serious work of non-fiction. I kept expecting him to make snide comments. His voice detracted from the story.
The other aspect is that the book spends way too much time discussing wars in Europe and the Carribean. Sure, the French and Indian War was part of the larger ‘Seven Years War’, but the title wasn’t ‘The Seven Years War’, it was ‘The French and Indian War’. If I wanted to read about the WWII D-Day landing at Normandy, I wouldn’t expect half the book to be detailing what happened in the Pacific or North Africa.
I cannot recommend it.
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