Category Archives: Prussian Military History

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 , , , | 3 Comments

Book Review of The Great Elector

Derek McKay. The Great Elector. Profiles in Power series. Harlow, England: Longman, 2001. ISBN 978-0-582-49482-4. Notes. Maps. Tables. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xiii, 286. £16.99 (paperback). Dr Derek McKay, retired Senior Lecturer in International History at the London School of … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews, Dutch War (1672-1778), Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715), Prussian Foreign Policy, Prussian Military History, Scanian War (1674-1679), Second Northern War (1655-1660), Thirty Years War (1618-1648), War of Devolution (1667-1668) | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

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Book Review of Joseph II: Volume II, Against the World, 1780-1790

Derek Beales. Joseph II: Volume II, Against the World, 1780-1790. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-32488-5. Plates. Maps. Figures. Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xix, 733. $157.00 (hardcover). Joseph II, the Holy Roman Emperor (1765-1790) and co-regent of the … Continue reading

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Book Review of The Projection and Limitations of Imperial Powers, 1618-1850

Frederick C. Schneid, editor. The Projection and Limitations of Imperial Powers, 1618-1850. History of Warfare series. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2012. ISBN 978-90-04-22671-5. Notes. Index. Pp. xiv, 224. $144.00 (hardcover). Dr Frederick C. Schneid, Professor of History and Chair of the … Continue reading

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Age of the Thirty Years War (1598-1660): 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 5 Age of the Thirty Years War (1598-1660) Age of the Thirty Years War (1598-1660): A … Continue reading

Posted in Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th Century, Anglo-French Wars, Bibliography, British Civil Wars (1639-1652), Danish Foreign Policy, Danish Military History, Dutch Foreign Policy, Dutch Military History, Eighty Years War (1568-1648), English Foreign Policy, English Military History, Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715), Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, German Foreign Policy, German Military History, Prussian Foreign Policy, Prussian Military History, Russian Foreign Policy, Russian Military History, Second Northern War (1655-1660), Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History, Swedish Foreign Policy, Swedish Military History, Thirteen Years War (1654-1667), Thirty Years War (1618-1648), War of Candia (1645-1669) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Book Review of A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871

David Wetzel. A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-299-29134-1. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliographical Essay. Index. Pp. xvi, 310. $26.95. The German Wars of Unification (1864-1871) have … Continue reading

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Book Review of Frederick the Great: A Military History

Dennis Showalter. Frederick the Great: A Military History. Barnsley, England: Frontline Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84832-640-8. Maps. Notes. Bibliographical Essay. Index. Pp. xi, 372. $50.00. Frederick II (or Frederick the Great) ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786.  War and diplomacy consumed … Continue reading

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Book Review of The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756-1763

Franz A.J. Szabo. The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756-1763. Modern Wars in Perspective series. Harlow, England: Pearson/Longman, 2008. ISBN 978-0-582-29272-7. Notes. Maps. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxi, 512. $56.00. Dr Franz A.J. Szabo, Professor of Austrian and Habsburg History at … Continue reading

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