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The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy - The War of 1739-1748 (Paperback)
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The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy - The War of 1739-1748 (Paperback)
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Discusses the lessons which Britain learned in the war of 1739-48
which, when applied in later wars, brought about Britain's global
naval supremacy. The British involvement in the war of 1739-1748
has been generally neglected. Standing between the great victories
of Marlborough in the War of Spanish Succession [1701-1713] and the
even greater victories of the Seven Years War[1756-1763], it has
been dismissed as inconclusive and incompetently managed. For the
first time this book brings together the political and operational
conduct of the war to explore its contribution to a critical
development in British history during the eighteenth century - the
emergence of Britain as the paramount global naval power. The war
posed a unique set of problems for British politicians, statesmen
and servicemen. They had to overcome domestic and diplomatic
crises, culminating in the rebellion of 1745 and the threat of
French invasion. Yet, far from being incompetent, these people
handled the crises and learned a great deal about the conduct of
global warfare. Thechanges they made and decisions they took
prepared Britain for the decisive Anglo-French clash of arms in the
Seven Years War. In this misunderstood war lie some of the key
factors that made Britain the greatest naval power for the next one
hundred and fifty years. RICHARD HARDING is Professor of
Organisational History at the University of Westminster. He is the
author of numerous articles and books on naval history and editor,
with Helen Doe,of Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950
(Boydell, 2012).
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