"David L. Preston's gripping account of Braddock's Defeat, also known as the Battle of the Monongahela, is the most authoritative ever written. Using previously untapped sources, Preston's work ...
This past weekend marked the 250th anniversary of an event that has resonance with more recent events. On July 9, 1755, a strong British force led by Gen. Edward Braddock was defeated and slain by a ...