Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars - Alliances and Diplomacy in Economic Maritime Conflict

Informationen zum Autor Martin Robson is a Permanent Visiting Fellow at the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Exeter. Shedding light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this book is suitable for scholars of Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history. Zusammenfassung Shedding light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this book is suitable for scholars of Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 British War Aims 2 The Importance of Portugal and Latin America Part One: The Ministry of All the Talents 3 The Portuguese Crisis of 1806 4 The Rosslyn Mission to Lisbon 5 The Talents and South America Part Two: The Portland Administration 6 The Strategy of the Portland Government 7 The Portuguese Crisis of 1807 8 British Naval Intervention 9 The Crisis Resolved 10 The blockade of Lisbon 11 The Portland Administration and South America in 1808 12 The Spanish insurrection and British policy Conclusion

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Martin Robson, Martin (University of Exeter Robson
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 20.12.2010
• EAN: 9781848851962
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-196-2
• Pages: 352
• Thèmes: International Library of Historical Studies; International Library of Histo; International Library of Histo; International Library of Historical Studies
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques comparées et internationales