Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783

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Brendan Simms

Three Victories and a Defeat

The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783

Brendan Simms

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English

Penguin
31 July 2008

History; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

The epic and extraordinary story of the fate of an Empire

This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain's extraordinary scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained.

Whilst Britain was an important European power, few would have expected her global preeminence by 1760, but as Brendan Simms shows with great flair and originality, Britain had a crucial card to play.

It was the joining of the British crown to Hanover that gave Britain two empires- one scattered around the world and another - the more important of the two - firmly locked into Germany.

Having created a new empire Britain then spectacularly lost it, this time because of its chaotic failure to maintain its European alliances.

This is an epic and often unexpected story, and Simms tells it brilliantly.

By: Brendan Simms
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 564g
ISBN: 9780140289848
ISBN 10: 0140289844
Pages: 832
Publication Date: 31 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brendan Simms is a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Reader in International Relations at the Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge and the author of The Struggle for Mastery in Germany, and Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.