War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Edited by: John B. Hattendorf and Richard W. Unger
With contributions by: Bernard Doumerc , Francisco C Domingues , Bernard Doumerc , Francisco C Domingues , Ian Friel , Jan Bill , Jan Glete , John B. Hattendorf , John Dotson , John Pryor , Lawrence V Mott , Louis Sicking , Marco Gemignani , Michel Balard , Nicholas AM Rodger , Niels Lund , Richard W. Unger and Timothy J Runyan

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2002

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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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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Preface John B. Hattendorf and Richard W. Unger Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
Introduction Theories of Naval Power: A. T. Mahan and the Naval History of Medieval and Renaissance Europe John B. Hattendorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
I: Northern Europe
Naval Force in the Viking Age and High Medieval Denmark Niels Lund Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
Scandinavian Warships and Naval Power in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries Jan Bill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	35
Naval Power and Maritime Technology during the Hundred Years War Timothy J. Runyan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
Oars, Sails and Guns: The English and War at Sea, c.1200–c.1500 Ian Friel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
II: Southern Europe
Byzantium and the Sea: Byzantine Fleets and the History of the Empire in the Age of the Macedonian Emperors, c.900–1025 CE John H. Pryor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
Iberian Naval Power, 1000–1650 Lawrence V. Mott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
Venice, Genoa and Control of the Seas in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries John Dotson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
Genoese Naval Forces in the Mediterranean during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Michel Balard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
An Exemplary Maritime Republic: Venice at the End of the Middle Ages Bernard Doumerc Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
III: Sixteenth and Early-Seventeenth-Century Europe
The Navies of the Medici: The Florentine Navy and the Navy of the Sacred Military Order of St Stephen, 1547–1648 Marco Gemignani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
The State of Portuguese Naval Forces in the Sixteenth Century Francisco Contente Domingues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
Naval Power in the Netherlands before the Dutch Revolt Louis Sicking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
Naval Power and Control of the Sea in the Baltic in the Sixteenth Century Jan Glete Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
The New Atlantic: Naval Warfare in the Sixteenth Century N. A. M. Rodger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	233
Conclusion: Toward a History of Medieval Sea Power Richard W. Unger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	263

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February 21, 2024

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9781846151712

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781846151712

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War; Sea; Middle Ages; Renaissance; Armed force; Western Europe; Mediterranean; Naval power

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

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