A truly global survey of 18th century warfare that sets European developments in their wider context Placing eighteenth-century warfare in a truly global context, Jeremy Black challenges conventional accounts and offers a reappraisal of debates in Western and Asian history. This concise, up-to-date survey assumes little prior knowledge and provides cutting-edge historical insights into a crucial period of world history.
War in the Eighteenth-Century World
Preface.- Introduction.- 1700-20.- 1720-40.- 1740-60.- 1760-80.- 1780-1800.- Naval Capability and Warfare.- War and Society.- Conclusions .- Selected Further Reading.- List of Abbreviations.- Notes.- Index.