1. Introduction
2. Statesmen and regimes
3. Origins: the contested regions, 1748-54
4. Risking war, 1754?55
5. War without declaration: North America, 1755
6. Indecision in Europe: May to December 1755
7. French triumphs, British blunders, 1756
8. France’s European war plan, 1756?57
9. The tide turns, 1758
10. The Atlantic and North America, 1758
11. The West Indies and North America, 1759
12. The British victory at sea, 1759
13. Britain conquers afar, disunity looms at home
14. The chance of peace, 1761
15. Peacemaking 1762: concessions before conquests
16. Conclusion and aftermath