num_pages: 880
description: A masterly narrative history of the Seven Years War, by which the British eliminated French power north of the Caribbean, at the same time igniting the slow-burning fuse of the American revolution. Fred Anderson observes how the war gave American colonists their first conflicts with real Englishmen; and how Americans were consequently emboldened to rally against the men who were once their masters. He offers a wholly engrossing account of the conflict, interweaving the stories of kings and officers with those of traders, Native Americans, and colonial peoples.
language: English
title: Crucible of War : The Seven Years' War and the Fate of the Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
titlecomplete: Crucible of War : The Seven Years' War and the Fate of the Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
characters: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, George Washington, James Wolfe, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Edward Braddock
genres: American Revolution, History, 18th Century, American History, World History, War, Military History, American, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 3992
places: British Empire, North America
series: Warhammer 40,000
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Francis Parkman Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Mark Lynton History Prize, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Colorado Book Award
category: History, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Faber & Faber