The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763

ISBN-13: 9780582292727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 536 str.

Franz A. J. Szabo

Opis

A study of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), this title is aimed at undergraduate history students and general readers.

Spis treści

Preface
Introduction
1. Frederick’s Failed Gamble: August 1756-October 1757   
2. The Resurgence of Prussia: September 1757-June 1758
3. The Balance Restored: June 1758-November 1758
4. The Predator Cornered: December 1758-December 1759
5. The Elusive Peace: July 1759-May 1761
6. The Defeat of Prussia: February 1761-January 1762     
7. Unexpected Denouement: January 1762-February 1763              
Conclusion
Chronology of Major Events
List of Maps
Further Readingin English
Bibliography

O autorze

Franz A.J. Szabo is Professor of History and Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Among his publications are Kaunitz and Enlightened Absolutism, 1753-1780, which won both the Barbara Jelavich Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and the Austrian Cultural Institute Prize for best book in Austrian Studies. He has been awarded the Austrian Order of Merit for the Arts and Sciences for his contributions to Central European scholarship.