Gunpowder and galleys
changing technology and Mediterranean warfare at sea in the sixteenth century
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Author
Publication
1974 - New York : Cambridge University Press, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
80,250 words, Guess
Page Count
321 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100521202728
- ISBN-139780521202725
- Goodreads5232108
- Library of Congress Control Number73083109
- OCLC Control Number1194904
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780521202725
- Open LibraryOL5435101M
Classifications
- DDC359/.009182/2
- LCCV45 .G84
Description
Analyzes all aspects of dominant fleets of sixteenth century Mediterranean (Spain, Venice, and Ottoman Empire) including: the galley and its design, the manning and recruiting of weaponry, the strategy and tactics of galley warfare, the effects of gunpowder, and the impact of social, economic, geographic, and climactic factors.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in early modern history
Other Editions
- Gunpowder and galleys: changing technology and Mediterranean warfare at sea in the sixteenth century
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