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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Seven Years in Vienna
Author: Seven Years in Vienna (August, 1907--August, 1914) a Record of Intrigue
Author: Seven Years in Vienna (August, 1907--August, 1914) a Record of Intrigue
Author: The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763
Author: Daniel A. BaughPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317895460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
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.
The Seven Years War
Author: Matt SchumannPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134160682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Seven Years War has been described as the first global conflict in history. It engulfed the Euro-Atlantic world from 1756 to 1763, and engaged the energies of European cabinets as never before. More than previous conflicts, the Seven Years War involved a variety of approaches to war, and taxed the military, material and moral resources of the powers involved. Drawing on a diverse array of archival, printed primary and secondary sources, The Seven Years War: A Transatlantic History covers the war’s origins, its conduct on land and at sea, its effects on logistics and finance, its interactions with domestic politics, its influence on international relations and its approach to peace. The book highlights the role of personality, alongside the enduring importance of communication, misperception and understanding. In so doing, it endeavours not merely to chronicle the war’s events, but to situate them in the context of mid-eighteenth century warfare, finance, politics and diplomacy. The Seven Years War will be of great interest to students of the European history, American history, maritime history, diplomatic and military history.
Schubert's Vienna
Author: Raymond EricksonPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300070804
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Vienna in which Franz Schubert lived for the thirty-one years of his life was not just a city of music, dance, and coffeehouses - a centre of important achievements in the arts. It was also the capital of an empire that was constantly at war in the composer's youth and that became a police state during his maturity.
The Seven Years' War
Author: Mark DanleyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900423408X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
In The Seven Years’ War: Global Views, Mark H. Danley, Patrick J. Speelman, and sixteen other contributors reach beyond traditional approaches to the conflict. Chapters cover previously-understudied aspects of the war in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere.
Austrian Information
Author: The Emergence of the Eastern Powers, 1756-1775
Author: H. M. ScottPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521792691
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book shows how the European states-system was transformed by the military rise of Prussia and Russia.
The Student's Reference Work
Author: Chandler Belden BeachPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description