Part 1 of this historical work covers the period of what is known in Europe as the Seven Years' War, and in North America as the French and Indian War. It raged across the World from 1756 and changed the balance of power in favour of Great Britain and to the detriment of France. War had been brewing for some time due to the expansion and consolidation of the state of Prussia under Frederick the Great. On his accession to the throne of his father in 1740, Frederick invaded Silesia to the shock and alarm of Archduchess Maria Therese of Austria, who had only recently and unexpectedly inherited her title. After a period of war Austria was defeated and sued for a truce; temporarily, ceding Silesia to Prussia. Frederick's next move was to make a match between Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst and the heir to the Empire of Russia, Peter, the grandson of Peter the Great of Russia. Peter was the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and had been nominated by his aunt, Empress Elizabeth, as her successor. Prior to their marriage in 1745, Sophia had taken the name Catherine and adopted the Orthodox religion as prerequisites for her future role as empress.

Frederick hoped that this Germanic bias would work in his favour and lead to the collapse of Russia's alliance with Austria. However, Empress Elizabeth was persuaded by her chancellor, Aleksey Bestuzhev, to maintain the Austrian alliance, to the frustration of Frederick. The War of Austrian Succession dragged on until 1748 when Russia invaded Prussia and brought about the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Austria ceded Silesia to Prussia and Europe settled on an uneasy peace. War would return, but on this occasion, sparked by incidents in the British American colonies.Part 2 explains the lead up to the Declaration of Independence and the pivotal role that George Washington played in the war of attrition that followed. France became involved and once again the old rivals fought for world dominance.Documents used for reference include: Benjamin Franklin's Indian Treaties; King George III's Proclamation of 1763; and George Washington's Journal of 1754.

Extensive use has been made of the letters of George Washington and his contemporaries as stored on the web-site: founders.archive.gov, to filter out myth from reality. Washington was not a man of many words except when it came to letter writing and over 10,000 are available online.Events are portrayed accurately in this work of historical fiction, however, the majority of the dialogue is from the author's imagination. The only fictional characters are Dead-eye Jim and his Mahican comrades in Rogers Rangers, in Part 1.