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A remarkable new book on a crucial moment in British and world history.

About the Author

Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include 1066, Stanley, Marcus Aurelius and The Road Not Taken. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.

Reviews

A marvellous book: elegantly written, convincingly argued and packed with fascinating detail... it will do much to restore 1759 to its rightful place among the great years of British history
*Sunday Times*

An erudite and delightful literary and philosophical romp
*Herald*

McLynn's feisty and highly personal take on the pivot point of the Seven Years War adds fresh perspectives to the old story
*Times Literary Supplement*

A stylish and fascinating account of the first global struggle
*New Statesman*

Splendid
*Guardian*

A marvellous book: elegantly written, convincingly argued and packed with fascinating detail... it will do much to restore 1759 to its rightful place among the great years of British history -- Saul David * Sunday Times *
An erudite and delightful literary and philosophical romp * Herald *
McLynn's feisty and highly personal take on the pivot point of the Seven Years War adds fresh perspectives to the old story -- Stephen Brumwell * Times Literary Supplement *
A stylish and fascinating account of the first global struggle * New Statesman *
Splendid * Guardian *