England's Colonial Wars 1550-1688 - Conflicts, Empire and National Identity (Paperback)

Explores the birth of England's sprawling colonial empire from its origins in the middle of the sixteenth-century to the Glorious Revolution.

Bruce Lenman explores three interacting themes: the growth of England's sprawling colonial empire; its military dimension; and the impact of colonial warfare on national identity. The climactic conflict, the American Revolution, would not only dictate the future shape of colonial expansion, but also decisively reshaped the identities of all the participants.