Edward III and the War at Sea : the English Navy, 1327-1377.
The book discusses tactics and strategy, outlines the considerable involvement of Edward III himself, recounts the deeds [and misdeeds] of various admirals, and provides extensive detail on how the navy was organised, how ships were impressed, and what sort of ships the "king's ships"...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge : Brewer,
Boydell & amp ;
2011.
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Colección: | Warfare in history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 " Introduction; 2 " Edward II and Mortimer's Invasion(1307-1327); 3 " The King's Navy; 4 " Mortimer, the Admirals and Scotland (1327-1331); 5 " Edward III, the Navy and the Disinherited(1331-1335); 6 " The King's Ships: Logistics and Structure; 7 " England, France, Scotland and the War at Sea(1336); 8 " Walter Manny, Cadzand and Antwerp(1337-1339); 9 " Merchant Shipping in English Fleets; 10 " Tactics, Strategy and the Battle of Sluys (1340); 11 " The Organisation of Impressed Fleets.
- 12 " Brittany and the War at Sea (1340-1342)13 " The Crecy Campaign and Calais (1342-1347); 14 " Mastery of the Channel (1347-1350); 15 " The Battle of Winchelsea (1350); 16 " Barges and Truces (1353-1357); 17 " Edward III and Resistance to the Navy; 18 " The Fleet of 1359 and the Winchelsea Raid (1357-1360); 19 " Years of Peace, Years of Decay (1360-1369); 20 " The Decline of the Fleet in the Final Years of Edward III; 21 " Failure and Fiasco: Knolles and La Rochelle (1369-1373); 22 " Edward III's Final Years (1373-1377); APPENDIX I English Admirals in the Reign of Edward III.
- APPENDIX II Royal Ships Used by Edward IIIBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover.