The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763 by Daniel Baugh

The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763 by Daniel Baugh

The Seven Years War was a global contest between the two superpowers of eighteenth century Europe, France and Britain.  Winston Churchill called it “the first World War”.  Neither side could afford to lose advantage in any part of the world, and the decisive battles of the war ranged from Fort Duquesne in what is now Pittsburgh to Minorca in the Mediterranean, from Bengal to Quèbec.  By its end British power in North America and India had been consolidated and the foundations of Empire laid, yet at the time both sides saw it primarily as a struggle for security, power and influence within Europe.   In this eagerly awaited study, Daniel Baugh, the world’s leading authority on eighteenth century maritime history looks at the war as it unfolded from the failure of Anglo-French negotiations over the Ohio territories in 1784 through the official declaration of war in 1756 to the treaty of Paris which formally ended hostilities between England and France in 1763.  At each stage he examines the processes of decision-making on each side for what they can show us about the capabilities and efficiency of the two national governments and looks at what was involved not just in the military engagements themselves but in the complexities of sustaining campaigns so far from home.   With its panoramic scope and use of telling detail this definitive account will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in military history or the history of eighteenth century Europe.

"This is an important accountIt provides a comprehensive and accessible means to follow the war outside Europe, and Baugh’s judgements about the skills of those involved are pithy and fair... Both expert and novice will learn much from Baugh’s detailed history of a decisive conflict."

- The English Historical Review

Written by the winner of the Caird medal, 2011, awarded by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Previous winners include Paul Kennedy, David Attenborough and our own FelipeFernández-Armesto

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ISBN 13	9780582092396
ISBN 10	0582092396
Title	The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763
Author	Daniel Baugh
Series	Modern Wars In Perspective
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2011-06-23
Number of pages	752
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