Liberty or Death: Wars that Forged a Nation

by Daniel Marston, Fred Anderson

At the beginning of the 18th century, America was a colonized land with European countries squabbling over its many natural resources. In 1754, the French-Indian War broke out as a decisive battle between the French and British for control of North America. Britain's victory led to greater governmental involvement in the American colonies that developed into rebellion in 1775. Following the American Revolution, the USA and Britain shared an uneasy peace that erupted in war again in 1812; the ensuing conflict tore through the American frontier. This book examines the wars in North America from the French-Indian War until the end of the War of 1812, which brought lasting peace between Britain and the United States.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2006

Reviews

[Bruinrefugee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection, tying together the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 does a very good job -- despite being a cobbling together of three separate books-- of putting these important conflicts that form the crucible for creating he US into context. Very informative.

[Dimitri · Rating 2 out of 5]

In spite of Fred Anderson's foreword, the link between the 3 parts is limited to where it shouldn't exist: in the reading list!