Three victories and a defeat : the rise and fall of the first British Empire, 1714-1783 /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simms, Brendan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, [2008], ©2007.
Temas:
1700-1837
HISTORY.
British colonies
Diplomatic relations
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > 1714-1837.
Great Britain > History > 1760-1789.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1714-1837.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Germany.
Germany > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1714-1837.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1760-1789.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1714-1837.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Allemagne.
Allemagne > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Germany
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Note on Dating and Quotations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. IMPERIAL APPRENTICESHIP; 1. A Part of the Main: England in Europe, 1558-1697; 2. Marlborough Country: Britain and the Empire, 1697-1714; II IMPERIAL OPPORTUNITIES; 3. Imperial Restoration, 1714-1715; 4. Britain's New European Empire, 1716-1717; 5. Preventive War in the Mediterranean and the Baltic, 1718-1719; III IMPERIAL CHALLENGES; 6. A Protestant Empire, 1721-1724; 7. The Return of Charles V, 1725-1726; 8. The Resurgence of France, 1727-1732; IV. IMPERIAL VISIONS.

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