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Atlantic Politics, Military Strategy and the French and Indian War

Richard Hall

Swansea University Author: Richard Hall

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/978-3-319-30665-0

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1755 marked the point at which events in America ceased to be considered subsidiary affairs in the great international rivalry that existed between the colonial powers of Great Britain and France. This book examines the Braddock Campaign of 1755, a segment of the wider ‘Braddock Plan’ that aimed to...

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ISBN: 978-3-319-80864-2 978-3-319-30665-0
ISSN: 2634-6699
Published: Basingstoke Palgrave MacMillan 2016
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