The Sinews of Power: War, Money, and the English State, 1688-1783 by John Brewer

The Sinews of Power: War, Money, and the English State, 1688-1783

John Brewer

289 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction economics history challenging informative slow-paced
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"Brewer's ... analysis makes clear that the drastic increase in Britain's military involvement (and success) in Europe, the growth of English armies and navies to unprecedented size, the expansion of her commercial and imperial interests--none of ...

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