British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the "French and Indian War" the "first world war." What began as skirmishes involving undisciplined militias, second-rate colonial regulars, and Native American warriors in the wilderness of the New World led to the "Seven Years' War" in Europe. Years later, British Member of Parliament Horace Walpole remarked: "The volley fired by that young Virginian in the backwoods of Pennsylvania set the world on fire." The French and Indian War would become the prelude to the American Revolution. Author Dietmar Kuegler conducted extensive research in Pennsylvania, delving into local archives and enlisting the help of regional historians to write his seminal study on one of the most significant conflicts ever fought on American soil.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Kuegler, Dietmar
Title
Die Welt in Flammen
Details
50 illustrations, including many in color. Oevenum: Verlag für Amerikanistik, 2021. 87 pages. With a private dedication on the title page.
