Disease, War, and the Imperial State : The Welfare of the British Armed Forces during the Seven Years' War / Erica Charters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charters, Erica, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces--Diseases--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Armed Forces.

Medicine, Military--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Medicine, Military.

Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Medical care.

Seven Years' War, 1756-1763.

Great Britain--Armed Forces--Medical care--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Seven Years' War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. In these locations diseases such as scurvy, smallpox, and yellow fever killed far more than combat did, stretching the resources of European states. In Disease, War, and the Imperial State, Erica Charters demonstrates how disease played a vital role in shaping strategy and campaigning, British state policy, and imperial relations during the Seven Years' War. Military medicine was a crucial component of the British war effort; it was central to both eighteenth-century scientific innovation and the moral authority of the British state. Looking beyond the traditional focus of the British state as a fiscal war-making machine, Charters uncovers an imperial state conspicuously attending to the welfare of its armed forces, investing in medical research, and responding to local public opinion. Charters shows military medicine to be a credible scientific endeavor that was similarly responsive to local conditions and demands. Disease, War, and the Imperial State is an engaging study of early modern warfare and statecraft, one focused on the endless and laborious task of managing manpower in the face of virulent disease in the field, political opposition at home, and the clamor of public opinion in both Britain and its colonies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Wilderness Warfare, American Provincials, and Disease in North America

2. The Black Vomit and the Provincial Press: The Campaigns in the West Indies

3. Flux, Fever, and Politics: The European Theater of War

4. The Royal Navy's Western Squadron: Trials, Innovation, and Medical Efficacy

5. Adaptation and Hot Climates: Fighting in India

6. Imperial War at Home: The Welfare of French Prisoners of War

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226180144

022618014X

OCLC:

889812864