Struggle for North America, 1754-1758

Britannia’s Tarnished Laurels

AvGeorge Yagi Jr.,Jeremy Black

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST FIRST BOOK CATEGORY OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL 2016At the end of 1758, Britons could proudly boast of the numerous victories which had been achieved against the forces of King Louis XV. Although the Seven Years’ War, or French and Indian War, was far from over, 1758 marked a significant turning point. Uniquely, this book provides an insight into the initial stages of the Seven Years War, and explains why Britain failed, despite the many advantages which it enjoyed.George Yagi employs an immense amount of varied primary material in order to provide the most thorough analysis yet of British failure during the early stages of the Seven Years' War. In doing so, it aims to dispel commonly held misconceptions and prove that the reasons for failure are much more complicated than has been assumed.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Studies in Military History
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350042070

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George Yagi Jr. is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of the Pacific, USA.

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The American aspect of the Seven Years War is hardly an untold story. But George Yagi succeeds in bringing to this new study a fresh perspective. Rather than focus on the victorious culmination of the struggle, with the capture of Quebec in 1759 and then Montreal in 1760, he looks in detail at the first phase of the war – a period marked by British defeat and setback. Written with great clarity, and based on deep and wide research, Yagi’s account paints a compelling picture of the problems the British faced between 1754 and 1758 – the year when the tide turned and eventual triumph began to seem almost inevitable.

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Introduction 1. The Newcastle Ministry and the Origins of Failure in North America2. Legislative Turmoil: Governors, Assemblies, and the Struggle for Colonial Support3. The Colonial Americans: Necessary but Problematic Allies4. How Important Were the Native Americans?5. A Logistical Problem: Roads, Transportation, and Adequate Provisions6. The Army: An Inadequate, Frightened, and Sickly Force7. The Performance of the Navy: The Effects of Nature and the Death of an AdmiralConclusionBibliographyIndex