Despite the date 1759, which is not as well-known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most important year since 1066. In 1759 - the fourth year of the Seven Years' War - the British defeated the French in difficult campaigns on four continents and achieved absolute maritime supremacy. Drawing on massive primary sources - from texts in Vatican archives to oral histories of North American Indians - Frank McLynn shows how the conflict between Britain and France sparked the first "world war," which raged from Europe to Africa, from the Caribbean to the Pacific, from the plains of the Ganges to the Great Lakes of North America. It also led to the War of Independence, Britain's acquisition of the Falkland Islands, and ultimately, the French Revolution.

Pages: 448, Dimensions: 13x13cm