Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 23. jan. 2001 - 912 sider In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution–takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both to create Britain’s empire and to sow the seeds of its eventual dissolution. Beginning with a skirmish in the Pennsylvania backcountry involving an inexperienced George Washington, the Iroquois chief Tanaghrisson, and the ill-fated French emissary Jumonville, Anderson reveals a chain of events that would lead to world conflagration. Weaving together the military, economic, and political motives of the participants with unforgettable portraits of Washington, William Pitt, Montcalm, and many others, Anderson brings a fresh perspective to one of America’s most important wars, demonstrating how the forces unleashed there would irrevocably change the politics of empire in North America. |
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Jumonvilles Glen MAY 28 1754 | 9 |
The Erosion of Iroquois Influence | 22 |
London Moves to Counter a Threat | 33 |
Washington Steps onto the Stage | 42 |
And Stumbles | 50 |
Escalation | 66 |
DEFEAT 17541755 | 75 |
General Braddock Takes Command | 86 |
Vaudreuil Surrenders at Montréal | 400 |
The Causes of Victory and the Experience of Empire | 410 |
Pitt Confronts an Unexpected Challenge | 415 |
Scenographia Americana | 421 |
VEXED VICTORY 17611763 | 451 |
The Fruits of Victory and the Seeds of Disintegration | 453 |
The Cherokee War and Amhersts Reforms in Indian Policy | 457 |
Amhersts Dilemma | 472 |
Disaster on the Monongahela | 94 |
William Shirley and | 108 |
British Politics and a Revolution in European | 124 |
NADIR 17561757 | 133 |
Lord Loudoun Takes Command | 135 |
Oncego | 150 |
The State of the Central Colonies | 158 |
Causes of AngloAmerican Friction | 166 |
Britain Drifts into a European War | 169 |
The Fortunes of War in Europe | 176 |
Loudouns Offensive | 179 |
Fort William Henry | 185 |
Other Disasters and a Ray of Hope | 202 |
Pitt Changes Course | 208 |
TURNING POINT 1758 | 217 |
Deadlock and a New Beginning | 219 |
Old Strategies New Men and a Shift in the Balance | 232 |
The Battle of Ticonderoga | 240 |
Amherst at Louisbourg | 250 |
Supply Holds the Key | 257 |
Bradstreet at Fort Frontenac | 259 |
Indian Diplomacy and the Fall of Fort Duquesne | 267 |
Educations in Arms | 286 |
ANNUS MIRABILIS 1759 | 295 |
The Ascent of William Pitt | 297 |
Ministerial Uncertainties | 312 |
Surfeit of Enthusiasm Shortage of Resources | 317 |
Fort Pitt and the Indians | 325 |
The Siege of Niagara | 330 |
Ticonderoga and Crown Point | 340 |
Wolfe Meets Montcalm at Québec | 344 |
Falls Frustrations | 369 |
Celebrations of Empire Expectations of the Millennium | 373 |
Quiberon Bay | 377 |
CONQUEST COMPLETED 1760 | 385 |
War in Full Career | 387 |
Lévis and Vauquelin at Québec | 391 |
Murray Ascends the St Lawrence | 397 |
Pitts Problems | 476 |
The End of an Alliance | 487 |
Havana | 497 |
Peace | 503 |
The Rise of Wilkes the Fall of Bute and the Unheeded Lesson of Manila | 507 |
The Fragility of Empire | 518 |
Yankees Invade Wyoming and Pay the Price | 529 |
Amhersts Reforms and Pontiacs War | 535 |
Amhersts Recall | 547 |
CRISIS AND REFORM 1764 | 555 |
Death Reshuffles a Ministry | 557 |
Grenville and Halifax Confront the Need for Revenue and Control | 560 |
The American Duties Act The Sugar Act | 572 |
The Currency Act | 581 |
Postwar Conditions and the Context of Colonial Response | 588 |
An Ambiguous Response to Imperial Initiatives | 604 |
Pontiacs Progress | 617 |
The Lessons of Pontiacs | 633 |
CRISIS COMPOUNDED 17651766 | 639 |
Stamp Act and Quartering | 641 |
Grenvilles | 652 |
The Assemblies Vacillate | 657 |
Mobs Respond | 664 |
Nullification by Violence and an Elite Effort to Reassert Control | 677 |
The Repeal of the Stamp | 682 |
The Hollowness of Empire | 709 |
The Colonies after Repeal | 714 |
The Future of Empire PART X EMPIRE PRESERVED? 1766 | 729 |
Mount Vernon JUNE 24 1767 | 833 |
Index | 834 |
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