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The French and Indian War and the Conquest of New France (Paperback)
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The French and Indian War was the world's first truly global
conflict. When the French lost to the British in 1763, they lost
their North American empire along with most of their colonies in
the Caribbean, India, and West Africa. In The French and Indian War
and the Conquest of New France, the only comprehensive account from
the French perspective, William R. Nester explains how and why the
French were defeated. He explores the fascinating personalities and
epic events that shaped French diplomacy, strategy, and tactics and
determined North America's destiny. What began in 1754 with a
French victory - the defeat at Fort Necessity of a young Lieutenant
Colonel George Washington - quickly became a disaster for France.
The cost in soldiers, ships, munitions, provisions, and treasure
was staggering. France was deeply in debt when the war began, and
that debt grew with each year. Further, the country's inept system
of government made defeat all but inevitable. Nester describes
missed diplomatic and military opportunities as well as military
defeats late in the conflict. Nester masterfully weaves his
narrative of this complicated war with thorough accounts of the
military, economic, technological, social, and cultural forces that
affected its outcome. Readers learn not only how and why the French
lost, but how the problems leading up to that loss in 1763
foreshadowed the French Revolution almost twenty-five years later.
One of the problems at Versailles was the king's mistress, the
powerful Madame de Pompadour, who encouraged Louis XV to become his
own prime minister. The bewildering labyrinth of French bureaucracy
combined with court intrigue and financial challenges only made it
even more difficult for the French to succeed. Ultimately, Nester
shows, France lost the war because Versailles failed to provide
enough troops and supplies to fend off the English enemy.
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