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Book Review of The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667): International Raison d’État, Mercantilism and Maritime Strife
Gijs Rommelse. The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667): International Raison d’État, Mercantilism and Maritime Strife. Hilversum, The Netherlands: Uitgeverif Verloren, 2006. ISBN-13 9789065509079. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Pp. 230. €25.00 (hardcover). England and the Dutch Republic fought three wars in the seventeenth century. The English Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th Century, Book Reviews, British Naval History, Dutch Foreign Policy, Dutch Military History, Dutch Naval History, English Foreign Policy, Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715)
Tagged Book Review, Charles II, Dutch Republic, International History, John de Witt, Second Anglo-Dutch War, William Young
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Book Review of The Seven Years’ War: Global Views
Mark H. Danley and Patrick J. Speelman, editors. The Seven Years’ War: Global Views. History of Warfare series. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2012. ISBN 978-90-04-23408-6. Notes. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Pp. lvii, 586. $252.00 (hardcover). Most studies of the Seven Years’ … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Austrian Foreign Policy, Austrian Military History, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, French Naval History, Global Military History, Prussian Foreign Policy, Prussian Military History, Russian Foreign Policy, Russian Military History, Seven Years War (1756-1763), Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History
Tagged Book Review, International History, Military History, William Young
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Book Review of Strategy in the American War of Independence: A Global Approach
Donald Stoker, Kenneth J. Hagan, and Michael T. McMaster, editors. Strategy in the American War of Independence: A Global Approach. Cass Military Studies series. Abingdon, England: Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-36734-9. Notes. Tables. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xvii, 244. $145.00 (hardcover). … Continue reading
Posted in American War of Independence (1775-1783), Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Dutch Foreign Policy, Dutch Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, French Naval History, Russian Foreign Policy, Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Naval History
Tagged Book Review, Diplomatic History, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, International History, League of Armed Neutrality, Military History, William Young
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Europe in the Age of Louis XIV (1661-1715): A Bibliography
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND WARFARE IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES AND EARLY MODERN EUROPE A Bibliography of Diplomatic and Military Studies by William Young Chapter 6 – Europe in the Age of Louis XIV (1661-1715) Europe in the Age of Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th Century, Anglo-French Wars, Austrian Foreign Policy, Austrian Military History, Austro-Turkish War (1663-1664), Bibliography, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Danish Foreign Policy, Danish Military History, Diplomacy, Dutch Foreign Policy, Dutch Military History, Dutch War (1672-1778), Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, Great Northern War (1700-1721), Nine Years War (1688-1697), Ottoman Foreign Policy, Ottoman Wars, Polish Military History, Prussian Foreign Policy, Prussian Military History, Russian Foreign Policy, Russian Military History, Russo-Turkish War (1676-1681), Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History, Swedish Foreign Policy, Swedish Military History, War of Devolution (1667-1668), War of Reunions (1683-1684), War of the Holy League (1683-1699), War of the Morea (1684-1699), War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713/14), Wars of Louis XIV (1661-1715)
Tagged Bibliography, Carlos II, Charles II, International History, James II, Joseph I, Leopold I, Louis XIV, Marlborough, Military History, Naval Warfare, Peter the Great, Philip V, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Queen Anne, Siege of Vienna, Siege Warfare, Vauban, Wars of Louis XIV, William III, William Young
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Book Review of The Emergence of Britain’s Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748
Richard Harding. The Emergence of Britain’s Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748. Woodbridge, England: Boydell Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84383-580-6. Figures. Maps. Plates. Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. viii, 374. $115.00 (hardcover). Britain’s war with Spain (1739-1748) and involvement in the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748), War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
Tagged Book Review, British Admiralty, British Navy, Duke of Newcastle, International History, Jacobite Rebellion, Lord John Carteret, Military History, Naval History, Richard Harding, Sir Robert Walpole, West Indies, William Young
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Book Review of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783
Richard Middleton. The War of American Independence, 1775-1783. Modern Wars in Perspective series. Harlow, England: Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-0-582-22942-6. Maps. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Pp. xvi, 351. $44.00 (paperback). Dr Richard Middleton provides a superb up-to-date synthesis of published primary … Continue reading
Posted in American War of Independence (1775-1783), Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Book Review, british surrender at yorktown, Floridablanca, George Washington, Lord North, patriots and loyalists, Richard Middleton, Vergennes, war of american independence, William Young
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Book Review of England in the War of the Spanish Succession: A Study of the English View and Conduct of Grand Strategy, 1702-1712
John B. Hattendorf. England in the War of the Spanish Succession: A Study of the English View and Conduct of Grand Strategy, 1702-1712. Modern European History series. New York and London: Garland, 1987. ISBN 978-0-824-07813-3. Tables. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713/14)
Tagged Book Review, Godolphin, John B. Hattendorf, Marlborough, Peace of Utrecht (1713), Queen Anne, William Young
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Book Review of Edward III and the War at Sea: The English Navy, 1327-1377
Graham Cushway. Edward III and the War at Sea: The English Navy, 1327-1377. Warfare in History series. Woodbridge, England: Boydell Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84383-621-6. Notes. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxii, 265. $99.00 (hardcover). The English navy played a … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Naval History, Hundred Years War (1337-1453), Late Medieval Europe
Tagged Battle of La Rochelle (1372), Battle of Sluys (1340), Battle of Winchelsea (1350), Book Review, Edward III, English Navy, Graham Cushway, Hundred Years War, Naval History, William Young
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Book Review of The Global Seven Years War, 1754-1763: Britain and France in a Global Power Contest
Daniel A. Baugh. The Global Seven Years War, 1754-1763: Britain and France in a Great Power Contest. Modern Wars in Perspective series. Harlow, England: Longman, 2011. ISBN 978-0-582-09239-6. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xv, 736. $53.20 (paperback). This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Tagged Book Review, Choiseul, Daniel Baugh, French and Indian War, Newcastle, Pitt, Seven Years War, Seven Years War in India, Seven Years War in West Africa, William Young
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The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783
René Chartrand. Gibraltar, 1779-83: The Great Siege. Campaign series. Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle. Botley, England: Osprey, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84176-977-6. Chronology. Illustrations. Photos. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 96. $19.95. James Falkner. Fire over the Rock: The Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783. Barnsley, … Continue reading
Posted in American War of Independence (1775-1783), Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History
Tagged Anglo-Spanish wars, Book Review, Carlos III of Spain, George August Eliott, James Falkner, Naval Warfare, Rene Chartrand, Richard Howe, Siege of Gibraltar, William Young
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