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Corbett on naval warfare in the Seven Years' War

Corbett's Seven Years' War history provides a foundation for his better-known writing on naval strategy.

Question

What is a good book on naval warfare in the Seven Years' War?

Short answer

Julian Corbett's two-volume England in the Seven Years' War is recommended for its history and its importance to Corbett's later strategic theory.

Notes

Julian Corbett's two-volume England in the Seven Years' War is recommended as a starting point. It is considered one of the best studies of the conflict's maritime dimension. The books offer more than campaign narrative because they underpin much of Corbett's later theoretical writing. They provide a bridge between operational history and the development of British naval thought.