Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650: Maritime Conflicts and the by Jan Glete

By Jan Glete

Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 is the 1st really overseas research of conflict at sea during this interval. starting within the past due 15th century with the creation of gunpowder in naval war and the fast transformation of maritime exchange, conflict at Sea focuses at the scope and boundaries of warfare ahead of the appearance of the large conflict fleets from the center of the 17th century.
The e-book additionally compares the social background of seamen and the early officer corps in different ecu international locations and comprises dialogue on Spain, Portugal, France, Venice, the Ottoman Empire and the Baltic states.

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