Losing America, Securing an Empire
Author | : Daniel H. Boone |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2022-07-29 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781476646176 |
ISBN-10 | : 1476646171 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book Losing America, Securing an Empire written by Daniel H. Boone and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.