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The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756–1763

By Franz A.J. Szabo

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2007
ISBN
0582292727, 9780582292727
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8580721 bytes)
Pages
xxii+512\535
Time added
2018-03-09 07:02:47
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Description

In this pioneering new work, based on a thorough re-reading of primary sources and new research in the Austrian State Archives, Franz Szabo presents a fascinating reassessment of the continental war. Professor Szabo challenges the well-established myth that the Seven Years War was won through the military skill and tenacity of the King of Prussia, often styled Frederick “the Great”. Instead he argues that Prussia did not win, but merely survived the Seven Years War and did so despite and not because of the actions and decisions of its king. With balanced attention to all the major participants and to all conflict zones on the European continent, the book describes the strategies and tactics of the military leaders on all sides, analyzes the major battles of the war and illuminates the diplomatic, political and financial aspects of the conflict.

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