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Britain and the Seven Years War
September 14, 2005
Eliga H. Gould professor, history, University of NH

Eliga H. Gould, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, discusses this broader dimension and the impact that the Seven Years War's global character had on British and American politics. Although the war began in North America, the conflict eventually became the first global war in British history, with fighting in Europe, Africa, India and the Philippines.

History | Politics & Public Affairs
British | Brittain | England | french & Indian war | literature | Military & Warfare
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Image of The Persistence of Empire: British Political Culture in the Age of the American Revolution (Published for the Institute of Early AME)
Author: Eliga H. Gould
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 288 pages
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