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The Seven Years War Trailer
Study The Seven Years War Trailer, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 2 Dec 2021, with 4 time notes. Topics include Grand Strategy, Maritime Strategy, Military Theory.
Time notes
- 0:00Why theorists begin with the Seven Years' WarChapter
The Seven Years' War's global scope and variety of strategic examples help explain its appeal to military theorists.
- 0:18Land and maritime arguments from the Seven Years' WarNotable Point
The Seven Years' War can support arguments about mass armies ashore as well as maritime strategy across a global theatre.
- 0:40Why the Seven Years' War suits selective historical argumentsChapter
The Seven Years' War was familiar by name while its details were less widely known, making selective historical examples harder to challenge.
- 1:52Why grand strategy cannot be purely maritime or continentalNotable Point
A state may lean maritime or continental, but a strategy suited to its circumstances still requires attention to the other sphere.