First published in 1963. This volume is an historical look at the succession of war and trade of the West Indies from 1739 to 1763, combining law, politics, narrative and the structure of the society.
Chapter 1 The Origins of the War of 1739; Chapter 2 The Outbreak of the War; Chapter 3 The Strategy of the Spanish War; Chapter 4 French Intervention, 1739–41; Chapter 5 The Wars Against France in the West Indies; Chapter 6 The Difficulties of Warfare in the West Indies; Chapter 7 Naval Strategy in the French Wars; Chapter 8 The French Colonies and the Neutral Traders; Chapter 9 Trade with the Enemy; Chapter 10 The English Sugar Islands in War-Time; Chapter 11 England and Spain in the West Indies, 1748–61; Chapter 12 England, France, and Spain, 1756–62;
