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Franz A.J. Szabo - The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763 - 9780582292727 - V9780582292727
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The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763

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Description for The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763 Paperback. Based on a re-reading of primary sources and fresh research in the Austrian State Archives, this work presents a scholarly reassessment of the continental war. It 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 Frederick "the Great". Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 536 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 800.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Modern Wars in Perspective
Condition
New
Weight
796g
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582292727
SKU
V9780582292727
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Ref
99-3

About Franz A.J. Szabo
Franz A.J. Szabo, is Professor of History and Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.  Among his publications are Kaunitz and Enlightened Absolutism, 1753-1780(1994), which won the “Barbara Jelavich Prize” of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and the “Austrian Cultural Institute Prize” for best ... Read more

Reviews for The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763
"Both scholars and students will be most grateful to Szabo for having provided them with a compact and well-written summary of the present state of knowledge." Michael Hochedlinger, Austrian State Archives

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