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Jan 1, 2005 · Covering the French and Indian War and the aftermath, The War That Made America makes the case that without the British win over the French and then the application of taxes on the colonists to help pay England’s war debt, the US would never have become an independent country.
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- Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the vast conflict that, between 1755 and 1763, destroyed the French Empire in North America, overturned the balance of power on two continents, undermined the ability of Indian nations to determine their destinies, and lit the “long fuse” of the American Revolution.
Jan 30, 2006 · Focusing on the skirmishes near the Forks of the Ohio that catapulted the world into armed conflict, it depicts a young but ambitious George Washington out of his depth in a dangerous contest of international, inter-and intra-tribal politics.
Dec 5, 2005 · “Even the most complete victories can sow the seeds of reversal and defeat for victors too dazzled by success to remember that they are, in fact, only human”: a smartly written history of the Seven Years’ War in America.
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Despite this nearly worldwide conflagration and the approximately 800,000 total military casualties that occurred in all theaters, this conflict (also commonly known as the Seven Years’ War) is no more fa-miliar to most Americans than the Peloponnesian War, according to Anderson.
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Oct 15, 2017 · PBS The War That Made American Part 1. Nocturnal Aviation. 2.39K subscribers. Subscribed. 3.2K. 455K views 6 years ago. PBS documentary about the French and Indian War. Part 1 - A...
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The War that Made America is a PBS miniseries (produced by WQED Pittsburgh) about the French and Indian War, which was first aired in two parts on January 18 and 25, 2006. The series features extensive reenactments of historical events, with on-screen narration provided by Canadian actor Graham Greene. Much of the story focuses upon George ...
