Simms, Brendan. <br/><br/>
Three victories and a defeat :  the rise and fall of the first British Empire, 1714-1783 / 
Brendan Simms. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  2009. 
 - xvii, 802 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2007. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 685-725) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465013326 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008930854 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Colonies--History--18th century.<br/>Great Britain--History--1714-1837.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--1714-1837.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--Germany.<br/>Germany--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DA16  / .S53 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>941.07  / SIM 2009