Atlantic Politics, Military Strategy and the French and Indian War

Focusing on the Braddock Campaign of 1755, this book analyzes the complexities surrounding the British defeat at the Battle of the Monongahela. It argues that the loss was not merely a military failure but a reflection of deeper military, political, and diplomatic issues within the British Atlantic World. This perspective reveals growing tensions within the empire that foreshadowed the eventual breakup of British North America in the 1770s, offering a fresh interpretation of a key event in American history that transcends conventional narratives of British martial disaster.