Book description
Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215,
1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most
significant year since 1066. In 1759 - the fourth year of the Seven
Years War - the British defeated the French in arduous campaigns on
four continents and also achieved absolute mastery of the seas.
Drawing on a mass of primary materials - from texts in the Vatican
archives to oral histories of the North American Indians - Frank
McLynn shows how the conflict between Brtiain and France triggered the
first 'world war', raging from Europe to Africa; the Caribbean to the
Pacific; the plains of the Ganges to the Great Lakes of North America.
It also brought about the War of Independence, the acquisition by
Britain of the Falkland Islands and, ultimately, the French Revolution.
Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in
biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books,
including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the
Lionheart. Other books include
1066
,
Stanley,
Marcus Aurelius
and
The Road Not Taken.
He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where
he obtained his doctorate.
