The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... allies Britain might possess at the time . The raiding strategy seemed cheaper and was much beloved by certain ministers , but it usually had negligible effects and occasionally ended in disaster ( like the expedition to Walcheren of ...
... allies Britain might possess at the time . The raiding strategy seemed cheaper and was much beloved by certain ministers , but it usually had negligible effects and occasionally ended in disaster ( like the expedition to Walcheren of ...
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... Allies could provide from their own gold or foreign - investment holdings anywhere near the sums re- quired to pay the vast surge of imported munitions and raw materials from overseas . By April 1 , 1917 , indeed , inter - Allied war ...
... Allies could provide from their own gold or foreign - investment holdings anywhere near the sums re- quired to pay the vast surge of imported munitions and raw materials from overseas . By April 1 , 1917 , indeed , inter - Allied war ...
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... ALLIES 24,178 39,518 64,706 101,519 151,761 167,654 84,806 Germany Japan Italy TOTAL AXIS 8,295 10,247 11,776 4,467 4,768 5,088 1,800 1,800 2,400 14,562 16,815 19,264 15,409 24,807 39,807 7,540 8,861 16,693 28,180 11,066 2,400 1,600 ...
... ALLIES 24,178 39,518 64,706 101,519 151,761 167,654 84,806 Germany Japan Italy TOTAL AXIS 8,295 10,247 11,776 4,467 4,768 5,088 1,800 1,800 2,400 14,562 16,815 19,264 15,409 24,807 39,807 7,540 8,861 16,693 28,180 11,066 2,400 1,600 ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
TABLES CHARTS TABLES | 29 |
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