The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War is a book written in 2005 and published in 2006 by Walter R. Borneman. The book is about the French and Indian War, how the British became an empire and prelude to the American Revoloution. The author is a well for his books 1812: The War That Forged a Nation and Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land.

The book begins with the end of The War of the Spanish Succession. Then, there is a chapter briefly summarying the European wars leading up to it, and the colonzation of North America. It explains the advantages the French and Birtish have in North America, and the disadvantages. For example, the French have a large majority of the land, while the British land is smaller, however, the French population is small, and the British population is twenty times bigger.

As the book goes on, it explains the early French victories in the undeclared war, such as Edward Braddock's defeat and the capture of Fort Oswego. The war then enter Europe, and opposing nations had to take sides. It also shows the British point of view, like a new government appointed to clean up the British defeats. From my point of view, the most interesting battle of the war was the Battle of Quebec. Braddock's defeat was a bit confusing to me.

The French and Indian War, in my opinion, is extremely well written enjoyable book, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for information on the French and Indian War.