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Informationen zum Autor JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exet, UK. He is an authority on early modern British and continental European history, with special interest in international relations, military history, the press, and historical atlases. A prolific historian, he is the author of over sixty books in addition to over a dozen edited volumes. Among his most recently published books are The English Seaborne Empire (Yale University Press, 2004); Rethinking Military History (Routledge, 2004); The Hanoverians: The History of the Dynasty (Hambledon & London, 2004); Using History (Hodder Arnold, 2005); and George III: Americas Last King (Yale University Press, 2006). Klappentext This is the second title in the new "Essential Bibliography" series: each volume features an essay by a noted scholar on an important issue or period in military history, and a complete bibliography for the subject. Each book is an all-in-one research tool for librarians, researchers and readers with a professional or hobbyist interest in pursuing further studies.This volume traces the demise of the Ottoman Turks, the rise of Russian power and Britain's maritime supremacy. The American Revolution inspired similar events in France and elsewhere that changed the face of European history, leading to the Napoleonic Wars. Zusammenfassung The books in the Essential Bibliographies series include an essay by a noted scholar on the important historiographical issues and a pertinent bibliography for a particular period or theme in military history.
