Shipping and Military Power in the Seven Year War, 1756-1763: The Sails of Victory

by David Syrett

The Seven Years War was the most successful in British History, with naval supremacy triumphantly asserted over France and Spain, and a vast new overseas empire conquered. This is the story of the British shipping that carried, supplied and sustained the British expeditions that shattered French and Spanish imperial power in America.Solidly based on primary sources, the book shows that the tide of victories would have been impossible without a sophisticated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859897869
• ISBN13: 9780859897860
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"