Atlantic Politics, Military Strategy and the French and Indian War
1755 marked the point at which events in America ceased to be considered subsidiary affairs in the great international rivalry that existed between the colonial powers of Great Britain and France. This book examines the Braddock Campaign of 1755, a segment of the wider 'Braddock Plan' that aimed to drive the French from all of the contested regions they occupied in North America. Rather than being an archetypal military history-styled analysis of General Edward Braddock's foray into the Ohio Valley, this work will argue that British defeat at the infamous Battle of the Monongahela should be viewed as one that ultimately embodied military, po…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-319-30665-0
- EAN: 9783319306650
- Produktnummer: 20193903
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 266 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'805 KB
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2016
- Abbildungen: 6 farbige Abbildungen, Bibliographie
Über den Autor
Richard Hall is Lecturer at Swansea University, UK. His research interests include the French and Indian War, the campaigns associated with this pivotal conflict, and the clash of military cultures in North America during the colonial period.
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