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1759

The Year Britain Became Master of the World

1759( )
Author: McLynn, Frank
ISBN:978-1-4464-4927-1
Publication Date:Nov 2011
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:CCV Digital
Book Format:Digital (delivered electronically)
List Price:AUD $19.99
Book Description:

Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most significant year since 1066. In 1759 - the fourth year of the Seven Years War - the British defeated the French in arduous campaigns on four continents and also achieved absolute mastery of the seas. Drawing on a mass of primary materials - from texts in the Vatican archives to oral histories of the North American Indians - Frank...
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Pages:432



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