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Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650: Maritime Conflicts and the Transformation of Europe
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Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650: Maritime Conflicts and the Transformation of Europe Hardback - 1999

by Jan Glete

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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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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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This book focuses on maritime conflicts as a part of the transformation of Europe from the end of the fifteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century.

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  • Title Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650: Maritime Conflicts and the Transformation of Europe
  • Author Jan Glete
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Publication date 1999-11-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780415214544 / 0415214548
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.04 x 0.7 in (24.28 x 15.34 x 1.78 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects Naval history, Europe - History, Naval
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00689213
  • Dewey Decimal Code 359.009

About the author

Jan Glete is Lecturer in History at Stockholm University in Sweden, and his books include Navies and Nations: Warships, navies and state building in Europe and America, 1500-1860.

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