England in the Seven Years' War - Volume 2

The Seven Years War (1756-1763) Was The One Of The Truly World-Wide Conflicts With Engagements Spanning From India To Canada. The Causes As With So Many Of The European Wars Was A Question Of Land And Legitimacy The Ever Present Simmering Tensions Between England And France And The Newly Emergent Prussia And Austria Leading To A Conflict That Dragged Many Other Nations Into The Strife.Notable In This War Were The Brilliance Of Frederick Who Would Earn His Title The Great During These Wars; And The Eclipse Of Spain Portugal And Sweden As Powers Of The First Rank. However The Policy Of England - That Of Pitt - Was To Limit The Commitment In Terms Of Men; Priority Was Given To The Royal Navy And An Indirect Form Of Colonial Warfare Allied With Blockade Was Established. The Naval Intricacies Along With Their Political And Land-Based Military Corollaries Are Illuminated In CorbettS Two Volume History Of The English Contribution To The Seven Years War.The Second Volume Carries The Narrative On Into 1760: An Abortive Counter-Attack By French Forces In Canada; Further Pressure In Germany Thwarted By Frederick And His Generals; And The Catastrophic Intervention Of Spain Into The War.Sir Julian S. Corbett Was A Prolific Author And Authority On British Warfare And More Particularly The Naval Aspects; He Was Also Lecturer In History To The Royal Naval College.Author Sir Julian Stafford Corbett Llm. (1854-1922)Illustrations 4 Maps And Plans.