Anatomy of a Naval Disaster: The 1746 French Naval Expedition to North America

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Pritchard describes the domestic and international political circumstances in France that gave rise to the expedition, outlining strategy and politics in the context of colonial defence and continental ambition. He reconstructs the events that contributed to the failure of the expedition - human and institutional weakness, weather, spoiled provisions, disease, and the death of the commanding admiral. Anatomy of a Naval Disaster exposes the ambitions and frailties of men, the arbitrariness of success, and the limits of power in the eighteenth century.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0773538747

ISBN13:9780773538740

Release Date:June 2011

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"

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