{"product_id":"john-forbes-john-oliphant-9781472511188","title":"John Forbes: Scotland, Flanders and the Seven Years' War, 1707-1759","description":"In November 1758 Brigadier General John Forbes's army expelled the French army from Fort Duquesne at the forks of the Ohio River. Over seven months Forbes had co-ordinated three obstructive and competitive colonies, managed Indian diplomacy, and cut a road through over a hundred miles of mountain and forest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first full biography of Forbes, which traces his rise from surgeon in the Scots Greys to distinguished service in War of the Austrian Succession before his 1757 posting to North America. John Oliphant puts Forbes' life and career in the wider context of the social and military world of the 18th century and offers important insights into the Seven Years' War in North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Oliphant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472511182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472511188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016","brand":"John Oliphant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579749974271,"sku":"9781472511188","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f060fc20-1f94-434b-8d4f-f59de86956c0.jpg?v=1763876388","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-forbes-john-oliphant-9781472511188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}