"The American aspect of the Seven Years War is hardly an untold story. But George Yagi succeeds in bringing to this new study a fresh perspective. Rather than focus on the victorious culmination of the struggle, with the capture of Quebec in 1759 and then Montreal in 1760, he looks in detail at the first phase of the war - a period marked by British defeat and setback. Written with great clarity, and based on deep and wide research, Yagi's account paints a compelling picture of the problems the British faced between 1754 and 1758 - the year when the tide turned and eventual triumph began to seem almost inevitable." -- Stephen Conway, University College London, UK "[An] eminently readable, wide-ranging rehabilitation of Britain's first three commanders in chief in North America . The Struggle for North America is a fine, succinct work of military history, well organized and indexed, cleanly printed, replete with apt references, useful endnotes, and a full bibliography . For its wide purview, extensive documentation, and meticulous attention to detail, George Yagi's lively new survey should become standard reading on its subject." -- Michigan War Studies Review "Yagi's research and analysis substantiate and verify what many modern scholars have said about British deficiencies at the onset of the Seven Years' War in America, but his periodization accentuates how such weaknesses may have been subordinated in studies that prioritize eventual success.
His work therefore demonstrates the continuing value of considering historical episodes and events from different angles or alternative time frames." --Holly A. Mayer, Journal of Military History "For readers interested in a concise explanation of why the British war effort in North America failed prior to 1758, Yagi's book fills the bill quite well." --Paul Kopperman, Journal of Military History "Yagi's work also reflects more current scholarship, which has incorporated the experiences of Native Americans and common soldiers . The result is a book that updates and expands on some well-worn truths." --Timothy J. Shannon, Journal of British Studies.