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 inside the book
Results 1-3 of 95
Page 116
... navy was stead- ily built up , despite the pressing need to economize ; and the " family compact " with Spain was deepened . It is true that Louis XV frowned upon Choiseul's strong encouragement of Spain against Britain in the 1770 ...
... navy was stead- ily built up , despite the pressing need to economize ; and the " family compact " with Spain was deepened . It is true that Louis XV frowned upon Choiseul's strong encouragement of Spain against Britain in the 1770 ...
Page 118
... navy had been allocated only 30 million livres a year , one - quarter of the French army's allocation and only one - fifth of the monies provided to the Royal Navy each year . From the mid - 1770s onward , the French naval budget ...
... navy had been allocated only 30 million livres a year , one - quarter of the French army's allocation and only one - fifth of the monies provided to the Royal Navy each year . From the mid - 1770s onward , the French naval budget ...
Page 301
... navy itself virtually neglected antisubmarine warfare.62 Because of conscription , the Japanese army had ready ... navy's ) included the formidable Zero fighter , as fast and maneuverable as anything produced in Europe at the time.63 ...
... navy itself virtually neglected antisubmarine warfare.62 Because of conscription , the Japanese army had ready ... navy's ) included the formidable Zero fighter , as fast and maneuverable as anything produced in Europe at the time.63 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agricultural aircraft alliance allies American armaments armed forces army Asia Austria Austria-Hungary balance Britain British Cambridge campaign capital century China Chinese colonial conflict Crimean War crisis decades decline defense despite diplomacy diplomatic Dutch early East eastern Economic History especially European expansion expenditures exports fighting fleet Foreign Policy France France's French German Germany's global Habsburg Empire Hitler imperial important increasing industrial Industrial Revolution investment Italian Italy Japan Japanese land less London ment military million Modern Moscow Napoleon NATO naval NCMH Netherlands nomic nuclear Ottoman Ottoman Empire output overseas passim peace percent Poland political population possessed problems production regime relative Revolution rise Royal Navy Russia seemed Seven Years War society Soviet Union Spain Spanish strategical strength struggle territories tion trade Treaty troops United USSR victory warfare wars weapons West western Europe York