{"product_id":"three-victories-and-a-defeat-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-first-british-empire-brendan-simms","title":"Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire - Brendan Simms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThree Victories and a Defeat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Brendan Simms argues that Britain's true strength lay with the German aristocrats who ruled it at the time. The House of Hanover superbly managed a complex series of European alliances that enabled Britain to keep the continental balance of power in check while dramatically expanding her own empire. These alliances sustained the nation through the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War. But in 1776, Britain lost the American continent by alienating her European allies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Basic Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 2009, First US Edition, First Printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Very good\/excellent hardcover in like dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brendan Simms","offers":[{"title":"Very Good\/Excellent","offer_id":48326216319195,"sku":"9780465013326","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9284\/4763\/files\/DEB40A49-34C6-4B78-B8D0-BDF4F3CC8B65_1_201_a.jpg?v=1772762198","url":"https:\/\/tstextbooks.com.au\/products\/three-victories-and-a-defeat-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-first-british-empire-brendan-simms","provider":"T's Textbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}