18th Century Military History Books

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1. The Seven Years War: A Transatlantic History

   By Matt Schumann, Karl W. Schweizer

   This is the first comprehensive one-volume overview of the diplomatic, military and maritime history of the causes and conduct of the Seven Years’ War and its American manifestation, the French and Indian War (1753-63). The Seven Years’ War was the first global conflict in history and a precursor...

   June 2010 | 978-0-415-39417-8 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Trade, Empire and British Foreign Policy, 1689–1815: Politics of a Commercial State

   By Jeremy Black

   This new volume examines the influence of trade and empire from 1689 to 1815, a crucial period for British foreign policy and state-building. Jeremy Black, a leading expert on British foreign policy, draws on the wide range of archival material, as well as other sources, in order to ask how far,...

   2007 | 978-0-415-39606-6 | Hardback (Routledge)