Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783

Brendan Simms

ISBN 10: 0713994266 / ISBN 13: 9780713994261

Published by Allen Lane, 2007

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832 pages. 9.29x6.38x2.05 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713994266
• ISBN 13: 9780713994261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in Three Victories and a Defeat Brendan Simms argues that Britain's true strength lay with the German aristocrats who ruled it at the time.

About the Author

Brendan Simms is a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Reader in International Relations at the Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge and the author of The Struggle for Mastery in Germany, and Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.