War, state, and society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland /
Conway, Stephen,1957-
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-333) and index.
Introduction -- World-wide war and home defence -- War and the state -- The growth of the armed forces -- War and the economy -- War and society -- War and politics -- War and religion -- War and the nation -- War, empire, and the loss of America -- The view from the grassroots -- Comparisons historical and geographical.