{"product_id":"essays-in-naval-history-from-medieval-to-modern-9780754659952","title":"Essays in Naval History from Medieval to Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe articles collected here (two appearing for the first time in English) cover a number of topics central to naval history and illustrate the author''s contention that this is not only, or even chiefly, a distinct area of special study, but rather a central theme running through the history of England, and of the whole British Isles.   Though the subjects and the styles vary a good deal, the studies are linked by a common approach and some common ideas. Hence many examine ways in which naval history has formed a key element in such subjects as intellectual, religious, administrative or medical history and explored the nature and meaning of sea power as a theme. At the same time naval history is a technical subject, which demands a willingness to understand warships - the most complex artefacts - and the structure of large and complex organisations.  Detailed evidence about ships and weapons can build large conclusions, for example about late Anglo-Saxon government and military organis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’... this collection will be of very great value to historians, and teachers...’ International Journal of Maritime History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Preface; Cnut's geld and the size of Danish ships; The naval service of the Cinque ports; The development of broadside gunnery, 1450-1650; The new Atlantic: naval warfare in the 16th century; The military revolution at sea; Queen Elizabeth and the myth of sea-power in English history; The victualling of the British Navy during the Seven Years War; Medicine, administration and society in the 18th-century Royal Navy; Mobilizing seapower in the 18th century; The naval chaplain in the 18th century; Medicine and science in the British Navy of the 18th century; Weather, geography and naval power in the age of sail; Form and function in European navies, 1660-1815; Navies and the Enlightenment; Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690-1815; Mutiny or subversion? Spithead and the Nore; Training or education: a naval dilemma over three centuries;  Index.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577453810007,"sku":"9780754659952","price":137.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780754659952.jpg?v=1746095368","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/essays-in-naval-history-from-medieval-to-modern-9780754659952","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}