Harding The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy

The War of 1739-1748
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84615-906-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten

Discusses the lessons which Britain learned in the war of 1739-48 which, when applied in later wars, brought about Britain's global naval supremacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harding, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Route to War, 1738-9
Mobilisation and the Outbreak of War, June - October 1739
The Opening Moves, October 1739 - January 1741
The Widening War and the Fall of Sir Robert Walpole, January 1741 - February 1742
Shifting Focus: The Growth of the Continental Commitment, February 1742 - December 1742
The Continental Commitment, January 1743 - February 1744
War with France and the Crisis of the Worms Policy, February 1744 - December 1744
Rebellion and the End of the Flanders Policy, January 1745 - December 1745
Europe and America: the Critical Balance, January 1746 - December 1746
Newcastle's War: The End in Europe and America, January 1747 - October 1748
Conclusion: The Peace and British Naval Power

Über Autor(innen)

Harding Richard:
RICHARD HARDING is emeritus professor at the University of Westminster. He is author and editor of many books, including The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748 (2010) and Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 (2012), both published by Boydell and Brewer.