The British Navy, Economy and Society in the Seven Years War

by Christian Buchet

'A very important analysis of British naval victualling, with wide implications for economic as well as naval history.' N.A.M. RODGER, All Souls College, Oxford This book, by a leading French maritime historian, discusses how Britain's success in the Seven Years War (1756-63) was made possible by the creation of a superb victualling system for the British navy. It shows how this system had been developed over the preceding centuries, how it balanced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184383801X
• ISBN13: 9781843838012
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"