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The emergence of Britain's global naval supremacy : the war of 1739-1748 /

A detailed overview and operational history of Britain's involvement in the war of 1739-48, including the campaigns in Flanders and Germany, and the naval and colonial wars, showing how Britain's strategic thinking, military capability and planning changed over the course of the war.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harding, Richard, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge ; Rochester, N.Y. : Boydell, 2010.
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 The Route to War, 1738-1739; 2 Mobilisation and the Outbreak of War, June-October 1739; 3 The Opening Moves, October 1739-January 1741; 4 The Widening War and the Fall of Sir Robert Walpole, January 1741- February 1742; 5 Shifting Focus, the Growth of the Continental Commitment, February-December 1742; 6 The Continental Commitment, January 1743-February 1744; 7 War with France and Crisis of the Worms Policy, February 1744-December 1744; 8 Rebellion and the End of the Flanders Policy, January-December 1745.
  • 9 Europe and America: the Critical Balance, January-December 174610 Newcastle's War: the End in Europe and America, January 1747-October 1748; 11 Conclusion: The Peace and British Naval Power; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover.