Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650

Maritime Conflicts and the Transformation of Europe (Warfare and History)

by Jan Glete

2000 231 pages eng

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 …