The Struggle for North America, 1754-1758 - Britannia's Tarnished Laurels

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST FIRST BOOK CATEGORY OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL 2016 At the end of 1758, Britons could proudly boast of the numerous victories which had been achieved against the forces of King Louis XV. Although the Seven Years'' War, or French and Indian War, was far from over, 1758 marked a significant turning point. Uniquely, this book provides an insight into the initial stages of the Seven Years War, and explains why Britain failed, despite the many advantages which it enjoyed.George Yagi employs an immense amount of varied primary material in order to provide the most thorough analysis yet of British failure during the early stages of the Seven Years'' War. In doing so, it aims to dispel commonly held misconceptions and prove that the reasons for failure are much more complicated than has been assumed.>

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• Authors: George Yagi, George (University of the Pacific Yagi, Yagi George
• Assisted by: Jeremy Black (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2016
• EAN: 9781474229968
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-2996-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Military History; Bloomsbury Studies in Military; Bloomsbury Studies in Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, North America, military history, HISTORY / North America, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, North America (USA and Canada), C 1700 To C 1800