{"product_id":"losing-america-securing-an-empire-9781476681726","title":"Losing America Securing an Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The American Revolution is seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from the conflict in better shape than the newly independent United States. After the revolution became a global conflict with the entry of France, Spain and later the Netherlands on the American side, Britain''s desire to maintain prestige in Europe through dominance of her many colonies--particularly the West Indies and India--was the driving force behind British strategy. Military victories late in the war, along with retention of the rest of the empire, allowed Britain to remain a significant power. This history explores the view that Great Britain did not really lose the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter I. The Wars for Empire, 1689–1748\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter II. The Seven Years' War and the Economic Aftermath, 1754–1770\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter III. The American Colonial Situation at the War's Onset, 1770–1775\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter IV. Canada, India, and the West Indies at the War's Onset, 1770–1775\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter V. War in the Colonies, 1775–1778\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VI. Global War, 1778–1780\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VII. British Successes, British Failures, 1781–1782\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter VIII. The War's Conclusion, Late 1781–1783\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter IX. Aftermath of the American Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040478757207,"sku":"9781476681726","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476681726.jpg?v=1750946881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/losing-america-securing-an-empire-9781476681726","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}