{"product_id":"9781350042070","title":"The Struggle for North America, 1754-1758 : Britannia’s Tarnished Laurels","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Struggle for North America, 1754-1758\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): George Yagi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST FIRST BOOK CATEGORY OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of 1758, Britons could proudly boast of the numerous victories which had been achieved against the forces of King Louis XV. Although the Seven Years' War, or French and Indian War, was far from over, 1758 marked a significant turning point. Uniquely, this book provides an insight into the initial stages of the Seven Years War, and explains why Britain failed, despite the many advantages which it enjoyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Yagi employs an immense amount of varied primary material in order to provide the most thorough analysis yet of British failure during the early stages of the Seven Years' War.  In doing so, it aims to dispel commonly held misconceptions and prove that the reasons for failure are much more complicated than has been assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[An] eminently readable, wide-ranging rehabilitation of Britain's first three commanders in chief in North America … \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for North America\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine, succinct work of military history, well organized and indexed, cleanly printed, replete with apt references, useful endnotes, and a full bibliography … For its wide purview, extensive documentation, and meticulous attention to detail, George Yagi's lively new survey should become standard reading on its subject.” —\u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350042070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673490141390,"sku":"9781350042070","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7cf8a81c-effc-4d1a-8766-24bb437497a5.jpg?v=1639885574","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350042070","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}