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The Collapse of the Anglo-French Alliance, 1727-1731
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Jeremy Black
449 books201 followersJeremy Black is an English historian, who was formerly a professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.
Black is the author of over 180 books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historical scholar of our age". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882–1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).
Black is the author of over 180 books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historical scholar of our age". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882–1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).
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April 5, 2026
Amazing work based on almost only primary sources that includes lots of details and showed how many war scares were avoided last minute through negotiations and diplomacy.
The only minor downside is the lack of French primary sources, which is compensated with tons of English and German ones.
The only minor downside is the lack of French primary sources, which is compensated with tons of English and German ones.
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