The Long Fuse (3 Viewers)

[mk26gmls]

I have just finished reading "The Long Fuse - How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760 - 1785" by Don Cook. I highly recommend this book. It goes into great detail of the British perspective of the war including the infighting in Parliament. If you are remotely interested in this period of history, then get this book. Has anyone else here read this book?

I also just started "The Crucible of War" by Fred Anderson. It is on the Seven Years War. So far it is excellent. Has anyone read this also?

Darrell

 

[Combat]

I have just finished reading "The Long Fuse - How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760 - 1785" by Don Cook. I highly recommend this book. It goes into great detail of the British perspective of the war including the infighting in Parliament. If you are remotely interested in this period of history, then get this book. Has anyone else here read this book?

I also just started "The Crucible of War" by Fred Anderson. It is on the Seven Years War. So far it is excellent. Has anyone read this also?

Darrell

I read Fred Anderson's book a while back. It's a great one, but a bit long-winded on the non-military aspects of the Seven Years War. I gather you have started collecting John Jenkins - a great reason to read up on the history of the French-Indian war. I recently visited Fort Necessity in PA near the site of Braddock's grave. Another good book on the subject: Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man by Alan Axelrod.

 

[UKReb]

mk26gmls- concur an excellent read albeit a bit difficult for a Brit to read a history book based on British arrogance and internal infighting within Parliament (which still goes on today -unabated) coupled with useless British Admirals and Generals. However that aside one of the better books on the Revolutionary war.
If you get a chance read "Charles DeGaulle" another great and easy book from the same author and yet again another personality who stuffed the Brits- this time in Europe!

 

[Tex]

concur an excellent read albeit a bit difficult for a Brit to read a history book based on British arrogance and internal infighting within Parliament (which still goes on today -unabated)

Well, I have to say that I have seen Parliament on CSPAN (as pathetic as that sounds) and at least your system of government requires politicians to be quick-on-their-feet and semi-blunt. Not that I do it for fun, but watching CSPAN British Parliament is somewhat entertaining--watching CSPAN US Congress makes me want to sleep.