1st Edition

The Seven Years War A Transatlantic History

By Matt Schumann, Karl W. Schweizer Copyright 2008
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

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 to the American War of Independence. The authors summarize both older and more recent scholarship... Read more

Introduction  1. Origins  2. Campaigns  3. Economics and Finance  4. Domestic Politics  5. Diplomacy  6. The Coming of Peace

Biography

Karl Schweizer is a professor of history at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is author or editor of more than fifteen books.



Matt Schumann is a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University.