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. |
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Page 97
... important " continental " dimension to British grand strategy , overlooked by those whose gaze was turned outward to the West Indies , Canada , and India . Fighting a purely mari- time war was perfectly logical during the Anglo - Dutch ...
... important " continental " dimension to British grand strategy , overlooked by those whose gaze was turned outward to the West Indies , Canada , and India . Fighting a purely mari- time war was perfectly logical during the Anglo - Dutch ...
Page 136
... important during the retreat , when men were desperate to escape from the bitter weather and marauding Cossacks and to return to their own homes.92 The Grand Army's casualties in the Russian campaign were enor- mous : perhaps as many as ...
... important during the retreat , when men were desperate to escape from the bitter weather and marauding Cossacks and to return to their own homes.92 The Grand Army's casualties in the Russian campaign were enor- mous : perhaps as many as ...
Page 145
... important to realize , however , that many of the data are very approximate , partic- ularly for countries lacking an adequate bureaucracy ; that certain of the calculations ( e.g. , shares of world manufacturing output ) are merely ...
... important to realize , however , that many of the data are very approximate , partic- ularly for countries lacking an adequate bureaucracy ; that certain of the calculations ( e.g. , shares of world manufacturing output ) are merely ...
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