{"product_id":"naval-power-in-the-conquest-of-mexico-9780292740969","title":"Naval Power in the Conquest of Mexico","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first detailed treatment in English of the use of ships in the Spanish conquest of Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Spanish Wake \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Leader \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Men \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fleet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The End of the Beginning \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Seat of Power \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Causeways \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The City \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Lakes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Hinterland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Trial by Water: Failure \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The First Ships: 4 Brigantines and 1 Caravel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Sad Night \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e IV. The Beginning of the End \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summer, 1520 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Autumn, 1520 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Winter, 1520–1521 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spring, 1521 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e V. The Key of the Whole War \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Brigantines—a Conjectural Reconstruction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Skippers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Representative Crewmen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Naval Arm—a Comparative Analysis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VI. Trial by Water: Success \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Early Chronology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Patterns of Action \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Illustrative Episodes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VII. Conclusions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tenochtitlán and General Naval History \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cortés—Strategist and Tactician \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Brigantines and the Conquest \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Of Fighting Ships and Fighting Men \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Glossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MU - University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036872048983,"sku":"9780292740969","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292740969.jpg?v=1750932816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/naval-power-in-the-conquest-of-mexico-9780292740969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}