War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Hattendorf, John B.; Unger, Richard W.

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Produktbeschreibung

The role and characteristics of armed force at sea in western Europe and the Mediterranean prior to 1650.

This volume is both a restatement of current interpretations of sea power in the middle ages and the Renaissance and a general introduction to naval and maritime history over four and a half centuries. The book offers broad conclusions on the role and characteristics of armed force at sea before 1650, conclusions that exploit the best current understanding of the medieval period. The examination of naval militias in the Baltic, permanent galley fleets in the Mediterranean, contract fleets and the use of reprisal for political ends all illustrate the variety and complexity of naval power and domination of the sea in theyears from 1000 to 1650.
The detailed and closely coordinated studies by scholars from Europe, North America, and Australia show patterns in war at sea and discuss the influence of the development of ships, guns, and the language of public policy on maritime conflict. The essays show theimportance and unique character of violence at sea in the period.

Contributors: JOHN B. HATTENDORF, NIELS LUND, JAN BILL, TIMOTHY J. RUNYAN, IAN FRIEL, JOHN H. PRYOR, LAWRENCE V. MOTT, JOHN DOTSON, MICHEL BALARD, BERNARD DOUMERC, MARCO GEMIGNANI, FRANCISCO CONTENT DOMINGUES, LOUIS SICKING, JAN GLETE, N.A.M. RODGER, RICHARD W. UNGER.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846151712
• Artikelnr.: 68308401

Autorenporträt

John B. Hattendorf, Richard W. Unger

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Theories of Naval Power
John B. Hattendorf Naval Force in the Viking Age and High Medieval Denmark
Niels Lund Scandinavian Warships and Naval Power in the 13th and 14th centuries
Jan Bill Naval Power and Maritime Technology during the Hundred Years' War
Timothy J Runyan Oars, Sails and Guns: The English and War at Sea, c.1200
1500
Ian Friel Byzantium and the Sea: Byzantine Fleets and the History of The Empire in the Age of the Macedonian Emperors, c.900
1025
John Pryor Iberian Naval Power, 1000
1650
Lawrence V Mott Venice, Genoa and Control of the Seas in the 13th and 14th Centuries
John Dotson Genoese Naval Forces in the Mediterranean in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Michel Balard An Exemplary Maritime Republic: Venice at the End of the Middle Ages
Bernard Doumerc The Navies of the Medici: The Florentine Navy and the Navy of the Sacred Military Order of Saint Stephen, 1547
1648
Marco Gemignani The State of Portuguese Naval Power in the 16th Century
Francisco C Domingues Naval Power in the Netherlands before the Dutch Revolt
Louis Sicking Naval Power and Control of the Seas in the Baltic in the 16th Century
Jan Glete The New Atlantic: Naval Warfare in the 16th Century
N A M Rodger Conclusion: Toward a History of Medieval Sea Power
Richard W. Unger