Verfasst von:	Boone, Daniel H. [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Losing America, securing an empire
Titelzusatz:	the rise of British global power in the late 18th century
Verf.angabe:	Daniel H. Boone
Verlagsort:	Jefferson, North Carolina
Verlag:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
E-Jahr:	2022
Jahr:	[2022]
Umfang:	v, 249 Seiten
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-1-4766-8172-6
Abstract:	The Wars for Empire, 1689-1748 -- The Seven Years' War and the Economic Aftermath, 1754-1770 -- The American Colonial Situation at the War's Onset, 1770-1775 -- Canada, India, and the West Indies at the War's Onset, 1770-1775 -- War in the Colonies, 1775-1778 -- Global War, 1778-1780 -- British Successes, British Failures,1781-1782 -- The War's Conclusion, Late 1781-1783 -- Aftermath of the American Revolution.
	"The American Revolution is universally seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from the conflict in better shape than the newly independent United States. After the revolution became a global conflict with the entry of France, Spain and later the Netherlands on the American side, Britain's desire to maintain prestige in Europe through dominance of her many colonies--particularly the West Indies and India--was the driving force behind British strategy. Military victories late in the war, along with retention of the rest of the empire, allowed Britain to remain a significant power. This history explores the view that Great Britain did not really "lose" the Revolutionary War"--
Schlagwörter:	(g)Großbritannien    / (g)USA    / (s)Amerikanische Revolution    / (s)Kolonialismus    / (s)Militär    / (s)Strategie    / (z)Geschichte 1700-1800
Sprache:	eng
Sach-SW:	HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
	HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
K10plus-PPN:	1800905416