Daniel H. Boone

Losing America, Securing an Empire

The Rise of British Global Power in the Late 18th Century

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Produktbeschreibung

The American Revolution is seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from the conflict in better shape than the newly independent United States. After the revolution became a global conflict with the entry of France, Spain and later the Netherlands on the American side, Britain's desire to maintain prestige in Europe through dominance of her many colonies--particularly the West Indies and India--was the driving force behind British strategy. Military victories late in the war, along with retention of the rest of the empire, allowed Britain to remain a significant power. This history explores the view that Great Britain did not really "lose" the Revolutionary War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9781476681726
• ISBN-10: 1476681724
• Artikelnr.: 65011901

Autorenporträt

Daniel H. Boone has published in historical journals and presented his work at historical conferences in both the United States and the United Kingdom. He currently lives in Westminster, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I. The Wars for Empire, 1689-1748
Chapter II. The Seven Years' War and the Economic Aftermath, 1754-1770
Chapter III. The American Colonial Situation at the War's Onset, 1770-1775
Chapter IV. Canada, India, and the West Indies at the War's Onset,
1770-1775
Chapter V. War in the Colonies, 1775-1778
Chapter VI. Global War, 1778-1780
Chapter VII. British Successes, British Failures, 1781-1782
Chapter VIII. The War's Conclusion, Late 1781-1783
Chapter IX. Aftermath of the American Revolution
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index