French and Indian war?
The key elements were
Who was going to control the New World?
What was the New World’s importance, in terms of priorities, in making the European strategies/struggles successful?
How could the Indian nations be employed / engaged to assist in securing the New World, and thereby lessen the number of troops/resources needed to be committed to the battle?
What was the impact of the exit strategies (or lack of them) on the native allies of the army?
To me the most interesting is the last question - the British broke their promises to their Indian allies (Iroquois Confederacy and Cherokee were predominant allies) repeatedly until eventually pulling out. Look up “Draggin Canoe” for more on this, and look up “Battle of the Thames” for documenting a continuation of the same problem - abandonment of the Indians - again, 30 years later… It would have been far better for most Indian nations if the French had won. When the British eventually pulled out of the U.S., they further devastated their former Indian allies since they had fought WITH the British and were now faced with being surrounded by their angry former enemies, the Americans.