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The Struggle for North America, 1754-1758: Britannia’s Tarnished Laurels de George Yagi, Jr.

The Struggle for North America, 1754-1758: Britannia’s Tarnished Laurels: Bloomsbury Studies in Military History

Autor George Yagi, Jr.
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iul 2017
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350042070
ISBN-10: 1350042072
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 234 x 156 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:NIPPOD
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Bloomsbury Studies in Military History

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Offers the most comprehensive explanation of British failure during the initial stages of the Seven Years' War in North America

Notă biografică

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

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

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.
[An] eminently readable, wide-ranging rehabilitation of Britain's first three commanders in chief in North America . The Struggle for North America is a fine, succinct work of military history, well organized and indexed, cleanly printed, replete with apt references, useful endnotes, and a full bibliography . For its wide purview, extensive documentation, and meticulous attention to detail, George Yagi's lively new survey should become standard reading on its subject.
Yagi's research and analysis substantiate and verify what many modern scholars have said about British deficiencies at the onset of the Seven Years' War in America, but his periodization accentuates how such weaknesses may have been subordinated in studies that prioritize eventual success. His work therefore demonstrates the continuing value of considering historical episodes and events from different angles or alternative time frames.
For readers interested in a concise explanation of why the British war effort in North America failed prior to 1758, Yagi's book fills the bill quite well.
Yagi's work also reflects more current scholarship, which has incorporated the experiences of Native Americans and common soldiers ... The result is a book that updates and expands on some well-worn truths.