European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500

European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500
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Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 0253205735
ISBN-13 : 9780253205735
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Book Synopsis European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500 by : Archibald Ross Lewis

Download or read book European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500 written by Archibald Ross Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first general survey of European naval and maritime history for the period from A.D. 300 to 1500 focuses on Western Europe, including the Baltic, North Sea, and Atlantic traditions, and on the Mediterranean, particularly Byzantine and Moslem naval history. The authors survey a number of interconnected areas: the use of seapower in international and intercultural relations, commerce and trade routes, naval technology and design, military tactics, the physical features of seafaring, and the geography of the sea. They make accessible to the general reader very technical scholarship, and provide numerous maps and illustrations that explain the changes in ship design and construction. The overall result is a powerful historical synthesis whiich gives students, teachers, and general readers a "feel" for the seafaring life and the place of the sea within medieval civilization.


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