Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650

Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-13 : 9781134610785
ISBN-10 : 1134610785
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Download or read book Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 written by Jan Glete and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 is the first truly international study of warfare at sea in this period. Commencing in the late fifteenth century with the introduction of gunpowder in naval warfare and the rapid transformation of maritime trade, Warfare at Sea focuses on the scope and limitations of war before the advent of the big battle fleets from the middle of the seventeenth century. The book also compares the social history of seamen and the early officer corps in several European countries and includes discussion on Spain, Portugal, France, Venice, the Ottoman Empire and the Baltic states.


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