Guns at the Forks (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822953098)

Guns at the Forks is a special reissue commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. In a spirited, intelligent, and informative history, O'Meara tells the story of five successive forts, particularly Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, and the dramatic part they played in the war between 1750 and 1760. He describes Washington's capitulation at Fort Necessity, Braddock's defeat at the Monongahela, and Forbes's successful campaign to retake Fort Duquesne. Although most of the action in the book takes place at the strategically important forks of the Ohio, where present-day Pittsburgh stands, O'Meara's narrative relates the two forts to the larger story of the French and Indian War and elucidates their roles in sparking a global conflict that altered the course of world events and decided the fate of empires.

Author: Walter O'Meara
ISBN-10: 0822953099
ISBN-13: 9780822953098
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2005
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.07w x 0.62d