The Seven Years' War

by Daniel Marston

Overview

The closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years, War was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and India with major consequences for all parties involved. This fascinating book is the first to truly review the grand strategies of the combatants and examine the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. These ranged from the large-scale battles and sieges of the European front to the ambush and skirmish tactics used in the forests of North America. Daniel Marston's engaging narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472809926
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Series:	Guide to... , #6
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Daniel Marston was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed both his BA and MA in History at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. The subject of his MA thesis was the performance of the British Army in North America during the Seven Years War. He is currently living in England, where he is working towards completion of a D.Phil in the History of War at Balliol College, University of Oxford
Daniel Marston is the Director of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers Program and Professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University, and previously held the Ike Skelton Distinguished Chair in the Art of War at the US Army Command and General Staff College. He has been a Visiting Fellow, on multiple occasions, with the Leverhulme Changing Character of War Program at the University of Oxford, and was previously Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He has been a special advisor with the US Army, USMC and British Army, and has published several books, one of which, Phoenix from the Ashes, won the Templer Medal Book Prize in 2003. He received a BA and MA from McGill University and a PhD from Oxford University, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Chronology; Chapter 3 Background to war Old enemies, new friends; Chapter 4 Warring sides Linear and irregular warfare; Chapter 5 Outbreak The gathering storm; Chapter 6 The fighting World war; Chapter 7 Portrait of a soldier A soldier of the British 68th Regiment of Foot; Chapter 8 The world around war The civilian and economic cost; Chapter 9 Portrait of a civilian The nun's story; Chapter 10 Conclusion and consequences Ramifications for the future; Chapter 11 Further reading; Index;

Editorial Reviews

"A very useful resource, especially, but by no means exclusively, in school and college libraries...these books offer very useful standardised accounts and are presented in very attractive and approachable volumes." — Reference Reviews

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