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The Bells of Victory: The Pitt-Newcastle Ministry and Conduct of the Seven Years' War 1757-1762

Autor Richard Middleton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 aug 2002
'Our Bells are worn threadbare with ringing for victory', wrote Horace Walpole after receiving news of Wolfe's victory at Quebec in October 1759. Traditional accounts of the Seven Years' War have emphasized the contribution of the Elder Pitt to the success of Britain in Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, India and the Far East. The Bells of Victory argues that such a view is misguided and that, far from exercising single-handed control, Pitt's influence was necessarily circumscribed. The margin between military success and failure was extremely small, and the British authorities worked within constraints imposed by constitutional propriety and political expediency. Effective government action was the result of teamwork by many individuals in the diverse fields of diplomacy, politics, finance, the army, navy, ordnance and commissariat.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521521321
ISBN-10: 0521521327
Pagini: 268
Dimensiuni: 154 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: the outbreak of War and formation of the ministry; 1. A crisis of confidence; 2. A new start; 3. The broadening effort; 4. The threat of invasion; 5. The bells of victory; 6. Consolidation; 7. A new king; 8. War with Spain: conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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Emphasizes the role of teamwork in the British government's conduct of the Seven Year's War.