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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy BlackPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.662kg ISBN: 9780253026088ISBN 10: 0253026083 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 22 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Struggle for Power 2. The Reach for World Empire: Britain, 1700-83 3. The Strategy of the Ancien Régime: France 1700-89 4. The Flow of Ideas 5. The Strategy of Continental Empires 6. The Strategy of the ""Barbarians"" 7. The Rise of Republican Strategies, 1775-1800 8. Imperial Imaginings, 1783-1800 9. Conclusions 10. Postscript: Strategy and Military History Selected Further Reading Index"ReviewsThis is both an overview of eighteenth-century warfare and an interpretation of how war was made; a polemical contribution to a debate on the nature of strategy; and a contribution to global history. I am sure that it will not elicit universal agreement; but, equally, it cannot be ignored. Alan Forrest, author of Napoleon: Life, Legacy, and Image: A Biography</p> This is both an overview of eighteenth-century warfare and an interpretation of how war was made; a polemical contribution to a debate on the nature of strategy; and a contribution to global history. Alan Forrest, author of Napoleon: Life, Legacy, and Image: A Biography</p> Author InformationJeremy Black is a British historian and Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His many books include The Holocaust: History and Memory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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