The War of the Austrian Succession.

From: Contemporary Review | Date: June 1, 1994| Author: Rowse, A.L. | Copyright information

This is the best book on the war that engulfed almost all Europe for eight years in the middle of the eighteenth century. It is a most complicated story, and the great virtue here is that it is made simple and intelligible. For it was really four conflicts rolled into one. Professor Browning identifies them. 1 -- France fought Austria for dominance in Germany, 2 -- Austria and Spain fought for dominance in Italy, 3 -- Britain fought Spain for a share of the trade in the Caribbean and...

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