Welcome to Historical Cogitations. This site is dedicated to original historical research. Please see the “About” tab for information on myself and the “Posts” tab for a selection of articles on various historical topics. The “Blog” section will be updated periodically with thoughts from myself or approved contributors.
Update: My second book is being prepared for publication. Hopefully, the book will be released late 2025 or early 2026 from McFarland Books. This book will discuss the role of Western powers in the development of China and Japan in the 19th Century.
My first book is entitled, Losing America, Securing an Empire; The Rise of British Global Power in the Late 18th Century.
The work is about how the American Revolution is universally seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from the conflict in better shape than the newly independent United States. After the revolution became a global conflict with the entry of France, Spain, and later the Netherlands on the American side, Britain’s desire to maintain prestige in Europe through dominance of her many colonies—particularly the West Indies and India—was the driving force behind British strategy. Military victories late in the war, along with the retention of the rest of the empire, allowed Britain to remain a significant power. This history explores the view that Great Britain did not really “lose” the Revolutionary War.
The book is also available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers.
I am also working on a third book that will examine the development of southern Asia, particularly India, in the 18th Century, and how Western nations influenced that development.
If you share an interest in history, please feel free to comment or reach out to me if you wish to post an article of your own original research. Likewise, please explore the following excellent historical organizations of which I am a member:
British Commission for Military History
Council of America’s Military Past
North American Conference on British Studies
Regards,
Daniel Boone
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