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| | * Anderson, Fred. ''Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766'' (2000), 887pp; the standard scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Crucible-War-British-America-1754-1766/dp/0375706364/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-16 excerpt and text search] | | * Anderson, Fred. ''Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766'' (2000), 887pp; the standard scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Crucible-War-British-America-1754-1766/dp/0375706364/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-16 excerpt and text search] |
| | ** Anderson, Fred. ''The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War'' (2006), abridged edition [http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-America-History/dp/0143038044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], a good starting point | | ** Anderson, Fred. ''The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War'' (2006), abridged edition [http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-America-History/dp/0143038044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], a good starting point |
| | + | * Borneman, Walter R. ''The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/French-Indian-War-Deciding-America/dp/0060761857/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264032835&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Cave, Alfred A. ''The French and Indian War'' (2004), short overview by leading scholar [http://www.questia.com/read/107030331?title=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War online edition] |
| | + | * Leckie, Robert. ''"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars.'' (1999). 388 pp. popular history |
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| | + | ===Advanced topics=== |
| | * Brecher, Frank W. ''Losing a Continent: France's North American Policy, 1753-1763'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/15154950?title=Losing%20a%20Continent%3a%20France's%20North%20American%20Policy%2c%201753-1763 online edition] | | * Brecher, Frank W. ''Losing a Continent: France's North American Policy, 1753-1763'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/15154950?title=Losing%20a%20Continent%3a%20France's%20North%20American%20Policy%2c%201753-1763 online edition] |
| | * Brumwell, Stephen. ''Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763.'' (2002). 349 pp. | | * Brumwell, Stephen. ''Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763.'' (2002). 349 pp. |
| − | * Cave, Alfred A. ''The French and Indian War'' (2004), short overview by leading scholar [http://www.questia.com/read/107030331?title=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War online edition] | + | * Corbett, Julian. ''England in the Seven Years' War: A Study in Combined Operations'' (2 vol, 1918); classic history. [http://books.google.com/books?id=1TrSAAAAMAAJ&dq=intitle:England+intitle:in+intitle:the+intitle:Seven+intitle:Years+intitle:War&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0 vol 1 online]* Higonnet, Patrice. "The Origins of the Seven Years' War," Journal of Modern History 40 (1968). Americans started it. |
| − | * Leckie, Robert. ''"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars.'' (1999). 388 pp. popular history | + | * Ferling, John. "The New England Soldier," ''American Quarterly'' 33 (1981) 26-45 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2712532 in JSTOR] |
| | + | * Freeman, Douglas Southall. ''George Washington. A Biography'' (1948) vol 1. Pulitzer prize |
| | * Nester, William R. ''The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775.'' (2000) 320 pp. [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-first-global-war-britain-france-and-the-fate-of-north-america-1756-1775-by-william-r-nester.jsp online edition] | | * Nester, William R. ''The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775.'' (2000) 320 pp. [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-first-global-war-britain-france-and-the-fate-of-north-america-1756-1775-by-william-r-nester.jsp online edition] |
| | + | * Nicolai, Martin L. "A Different Kind of Courage: The French Military and the Canadian Irregular Soldier during the Seven Years' War," ''Canadian Historical Review'' 70 (1989). 53-75 |
| | * Parkman, Francis. ''Montcalm and Wolfe: The French and Indian War''. (1884), famous narrative by leading historian; liberals strongly dislike its conservative tone [http://books.google.com/books?id=4BlFAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:Montcalm+intitle:and+intitle:Wolfe+inauthor:Parkman&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2009&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online] | | * Parkman, Francis. ''Montcalm and Wolfe: The French and Indian War''. (1884), famous narrative by leading historian; liberals strongly dislike its conservative tone [http://books.google.com/books?id=4BlFAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:Montcalm+intitle:and+intitle:Wolfe+inauthor:Parkman&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2009&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online] |
| | + | * Schwartz, Seymour I. ''The French and Indian War, 1754-1763'' (1995), encyclopedia |
| | + | * Selesky, Harold E. ''War and Society in Colonial Connecticut'' (1990); who comprised the militia. & how they fought |
| | + | * Steele, Ian. ''Guerrillas and Grenadiers: The Struggle for Canada, 1689-1760'' (1969); war won by conventional European-style battles and sieges. not skirmishes in woods |
| | * Titus, James. ''The Old Dominion at War: Society, Politics, and Warfare in Late Colonial Virginia.'' (1991). 213 pp. | | * Titus, James. ''The Old Dominion at War: Society, Politics, and Warfare in Late Colonial Virginia.'' (1991). 213 pp. |
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