[Modern Wars in Perspective 01] • The War of the Austrian Succession · 1740–1748 by Anderson, M.S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half Title Modern Wars in Perspective Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1 Europe in 1740: the Pragmatic Sanction and the Anglo-Spanish War

Franco-Habsburg rivalry The Pragmatic Sanction Imperial rivalries and the Anglo-Spanish War

2 Armies and navies in transition

States and armies: provision and control Armies: the hold of the past Armies: recruiting Armies in action Navies: the problem of manning

3 War and society

Waste and loss Stimulus and opportunity The difficult balance

4 The Prussian invasion of Silesia and the crisis of Habsburg power, 1740–1

Frederick II invades Silesia Europe reacts to the invasion The Habsburg monarchy survives

5 From Klein-Schnellendorff to Breslau, 1741–2

The imperial election and the Habsburg conquest of Bavaria The war begins in Italy Frederick II makes peace but remains insecure Britain begins to play an active role in Europe

6 From Breslau to Dresden: the end of the war in Germany, 1742–5

French disappointments and frustrated Austrian hopes The war in Italy and the Hanau negotiations The Treaty of Worms and its results Frederick II re-enters the struggle but with little success The war in Italy and Franco-Spanish divisions Frederick II's difficulties and eventual triumph A realignment of French policy? Decision in Germany: but the war continues

7 Italy and the Netherlands, 1745–8

8 The naval and colonial struggle

The navies and their work The West Indies and North America The struggle in India British successes and the war against French trade

9 The Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle

Peace feelers and tentative negotiations, 1745–7 Britain and France force the pace Disappointments and recriminations

10 The results of the war

Prussian success and Habsburg reform A British or French alliance for Austria? Colonial stalemate: limited military innovation

Chronology Bibliography Maps Index