
Three Victories and a Defeat
''Studded with brilliant vignettes and arresting insights, Simms''s marvellous narrative presents an original and provocative account not only of the rise and decline of British eighteenth-cetury imperial power, but also of the processes that formed the modern global system'' Christopher Clark
This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain’s extraordinary scramble to worl...
''Studded with brilliant vignettes and arresting insights, Simms''s marvellous narrative presents an original and provocative account not only of the rise and decline of British eighteenth-cetury imperial power, but also of the processes that formed the modern global system'' Christopher Clark
This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain’s extraordinary scramble to worl...