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History would have been different if not for the events of 1759. It was the fourth year of the Seven Years', or the French-and-Indian, War, and crucial victories against the French in the first truly global conflict laid the foundations of British supremacy throughout the world for the next hundred years. The defeat of the French not only paved the way for the global hegemony of the English language but also made the emergence of the United States possible. Guiding us through England's often extremely narrow victories in India, North America, and the Caribbean, McLynn controversially suggests that the birth of the British Empire was more a result of luck than of rigorous planning. McLynn includes anecdotes of the intellectual and cultural leaders of the day--Swedenborg, Hume, Voltaire--and sources ranging from the Vatican archives to oral histories of Native Americans.--From publisher description.
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Siebenjähriger Krieg, Au enpolitik, Military History, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Colonies, Foreign relations, History, Great britain, history, 1714-1837, Seven years' war, 1756-1763, Great britain, history, military, Great britain, colonies, history, Great britain, foreign relations, france, France, foreign relations, great britain, France, history, 18th centuryPlaces
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1759: the year Britain became master of the world
2004, Atlantic Monthly Press, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English
- 1st American ed.
0871138816 9780871138811
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Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-412) and index.
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