Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail 1600-1714

Design, Construction, Careers, and Fates

James Bender (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2014
Seaforth Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84832-157-1 (ISBN)

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The only published listing of career histories for Dutch warships of this period. A 'must have' reference work for anyone interested in this field, illustrated with a wide range of contemporary images.

For most of the seventeenth century the Netherlands constituted the most important maritime power in the world, with by far the largest merchant fleet and dominance in seaborne trade, feared and envied by other countries. Born out of an 80-year struggle against Spain for independence, the Dutch republic relied on naval power to guarantee its freedom, promote its trade, and defend its overseas colonies. The Dutch navy was crucial to its survival and success, yet the ships that made up its fleets are among the least studied and most poorly documented of any in the age of sail. This history is the first definitive listing of all Dutch fighting ships.

James Bender developed an interest in the great Anglo-Dutch sea fights of the 17th century as a war gamer, but the search for definitive information on the ships involved led to a decade of intense research. This book is the result.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2014
Zusatzinfo	200 illustrations
Verlagsort	Barnsley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	241 x 286 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-84832-157-0 / 1848321570
ISBN-13	978-1-84832-157-1 / 9781848321571
Zustand	Neuware