The Seven Years’ War was the world’s first global conflict; spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. This book is the fullest account ever written of the French navy’s role in the hostilities. It is also the most complete survey of both phases of the war: the French and Indian War in North America (1754–60) and the Seven Years’ War in Europe (1756–63); which are almost always treated independently. By considering both phases of the war from every angle; award-winning historian Jonathan R. Dull shows not only that the two conflicts are so interconnected that neither can be fully understood in isolation but also that traditional interpretations of the war are largely inaccurate. His work also reveals how the French navy; supposedly utterly crushed; could have figured so prominently in the War of American Independence only fifteen years later.
#3689084 in Books University of Nebraska Press 2002-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.11 x 6.34 x 9.22l; 1.29 #File Name: 0803232055289 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Rich detail up to a pointBy chmodI read this with interest; as there is no comparable; contemporary account of these explorations. My interest is purely anecdotal; and I found the personalized and highly detailed accounting to be very interesting.What I found to be lacking; utterly; is the lack of equal detail afforded the final exploration. Many sources cite the finding of inland areas free of ice as having been discovered by this exploration. It is almost as if this information was removed; or editorially trimmed; as it represents a gaping hole.With specific reference to the fringe lunacy of the Reich "flying saucers" theories of recent Internet history; I find it baffling to not have mentioned the discovery of the inner mountain lake areas which due to geo thermal influence; remain non frozen. That is; not to assert this notion but seeing as though it is equally reported to not refute it. Very odd omission.I was disappointed to see no such mention in an otherwise well written; and easy to red history of exploration.regards;patrick
