The British Way in Warfare 1688 - 2000 (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9781138815438 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 266 str.

David French

Opis

First published in 1990, this title examines British defence policy from 1688 onwards; the year in which Britain was successfully invaded for the final time, and which marked a generation of warfare that lasted until 1714, during which Britain came to be known as a major European power. David French considers the strategic alliances that formed and changed throughout the period, and tests his hypotheses in light of the varying paradigms of war, and British wartime and peacetime practices.

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Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  1. The Emergence of a Great Power, 1688-1714  2. War for Empire, 1714-63  3. The American War of Independence, 1763-83  4. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars  5. The Era of the ‘Pax Britannica’, c 1815-80  6. The Rise and Fall of the ‘Blue Water’ Policy  7. Deterrence and Dependence, 1917-42  8. The End of Empire, 1942-82;  Conclusion: From Thatcher to the Millennium;  Notes;  Guide to Further Reading;  Index

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David French