Susan Rose

Medieval Naval Warfare 1000-1500 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How were medieval navies organised, and how did powerful rulers use them? Medieval Naval Warfare, 1000-1500 provides a wealth of information about the strategy and tactics of these early fleets and the extent to which the possibilities of sea power were understood and exploited. This fascinating account brings vividly to life the dangers and diffic

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134553112
• Artikelnr.: 38453549

Autorenporträt

Roehampton University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Maps
Preface
Introduction
1 Dockyards and administration: the logistics of medieval fleets
2 Invaders and settlers: operations in the Channel and the North Sea c.1000-c.1250
3 Christians
Muslims and Crusaders: naval warfare in the Mediterranean at the time of the Crusades
4 The Channel powers in the fourteenth century: the use of seapower by England
France and their allies
c.1277-c.1390
5 The fifteenth century in northern waters: conflict and commerce raiding on a wider scale
6 Venetians
Genoese and Turks: the Mediterranean 1300-1500
7 Theory and practice: writings on naval warfare and the conduct of fleets
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index