Three Victories and a Defeat
The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783
- Paperback
832 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2008
Summary
The epic and extraordinary story of the fate of an Empire.
This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain’s extraordinary scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained.
Whilst Britain was an important European power, few would have expected her global preeminence by 1760, but as Brendan Simms shows with great flair and originality, Britain had a crucial card to play. It w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140289848 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140289844 |
| Author: | Brendan Simms |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 832 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 564g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Brendan Simms
Brendan Simms is a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Reader in International Relations at the Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge and the author of The Struggle for Mastery in Germany, and Unfinest Hour- Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.
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