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Author : Roger Charles Anderson
Publisher : Fountain Press, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780852424711
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Oscilloscope in Use written by Roger Charles Anderson and published by Fountain Press, Limited. This book was released on 1976 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. C. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758168108
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (681 download)
Download or read book Oared Fighting Ships, from Classical Times to the Coming of Steam written by R. C. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fik Meijer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317701119
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book A History of Seafaring in the Classical World (Routledge Revivals) written by Fik Meijer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Seafaring in the Classical World, first published in 1986, presents a complete treatment of all aspects of the maritime history of the Classical world, designed for the use of students as well as scholars. Beginning with Crete and Mycenae in the third millennium BC, the author expounds a concise history of seafaring up to the sixth century AD. The development of ship design and of the different types of ship, the varied purposes of shipping, and the status and conditions of sailors are all discussed. Many of the most important sea battles are investigated, and the book is illustrated with a number of line drawings and photographs. Greek and Latin word are only used if they are technical terms, ensuring A History of Seafaring in the Classical World is accessible to students of ancient history who are not familiar with the Classical languages.
Author : William Michael Murray
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199382255
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book The Age of Titans written by William Michael Murray and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Titans examines how heavy warships crewed by thousands of men developed from the agile triremes so popular during the Greek Classical Age. Following Alexander the Great, a new focus on naval siege warfare explains the rise in popularity of big ship navies and defines the model of naval power they made possible.
Author : Paul Walden Bamford
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452909997
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Fighting Ships and Prisons written by Paul Walden Bamford and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger Charles Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Oared Fighting Ships written by Roger Charles Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benerson Little
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597972916
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Pirate Hunting written by Benerson Little and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity. From the victim's point of view, these attackers were not the rebellious, romantic rulers of Neptune's realm, but savage beasts to be eradicated, and those who went to sea to stop them were heroes. Engaging and meticulously detailed, Pirate Hunting chronicles the fight against these plunderers from ancient times to the present and illustrates the array of tactics and strategies that individuals and governments have employed to secure the seas. Benerson Little lends further dimension to this unending battle by including the history of piracy and privateering, ranging from the Mycenaean rovers to the modern pirates of Somalia. He also introduces associated naval warfare; maritime commerce and transportation; the development of speed under oar, sail, and steam; and the evolution of weaponry. More than just a vivid account of the war that seafarers and pirates have waged, Pirate Hunting is invaluable reading in a world where acts of piracy are once more a significant threat to maritime commerce and voyagers. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of piracy, anti-piracy operations, and maritime, naval, and military history worldwide.
Author : John Pryor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047409930
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book The Age of the ΔΡΟΜΩΝ written by John Pryor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the development and evolution of the war galley known as the Dromon, and its relative, the Chelandion, from first appearance in the sixth century until its supercession in the twelfth century by the Galea developed in the Latin West. Beginning as a small, fully-decked, monoreme galley, by the tenth century the Dromon had become a bireme, the pre-eminent war galley of the Mediterranean. The salient features of these ships were their two-banked oarage system, the spurs at their bows which replaced the ram of classical antiquity, their lateen sails, and their primary weapon: Greek Fire. The book contextualizes the technical characteristics of the ships within the operational history of Byzantine fleets, logistical problems of medieval naval warfare, and strategic objectives. Surviving Byzantine sources, especially tactical manuals, are subjected to close literary and philological analysis.
Author : David A. Graff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108901190
Total Pages : 865 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge History of War: Volume 2, War and the Medieval World written by David A. Graff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of The Cambridge History of War covers what in Europe is commonly called 'the Middle Ages'. It includes all of the well-known themes of European warfare, from the migrations of the Germanic peoples and the Vikings through the Reconquista, the Crusades and the age of chivalry, to the development of state-controlled gunpowder-wielding armies and the urban militias of the later middle ages; yet its scope is world-wide, ranging across Eurasia and the Americas to trace the interregional connections formed by the great Arab conquests and the expansion of Islam, the migrations of horse nomads such as the Avars and the Turks, the formation of the vast Mongol Empire, and the spread of new technologies – including gunpowder and the earliest firearms – by land and sea.
Author : N.A.M. Rodger
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000947661
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Essays in Naval History, from Medieval to Modern written by N.A.M. Rodger and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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 organisation, or about the nature of warfare at sea in the Renaissance era. While mostly written from the British point of view, several essays explicitly survey naval developments over a range of countries, and even the most narrowly focused are at least implicitly aware of the wider world of war at sea.
Author : Geoff Wade
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814311960
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Anthony Reid and the Study of the Southeast Asian Past written by Geoff Wade and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2012 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To celebrate Anthony Reid's numerous and seminal contributions to the field of Southeast Asian history, a group of his colleagues and students has contributed essays for this Festschrift. In addition to introductory essays which provide personal and intellectual histories of Anthony Reid the man, there is a range of original scholarly contributions addressing historical issues which Reid has researched during his career. Divided into sections which examine Southeast Asia in the world, early modern Southeast Asia, and modern Southeast Asia, these works engage with issues ranging from the Age of Commerce and comparative Eurasian history, to nationalism, ethnic hybridity, Islam, technological change, and the Chinese and Arabs in Southeast Asia. The authors include some of the foremost historians of Southeast Asia in our generation.
Author : Susan Rose
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415239761
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)
Download or read book Medieval Naval Warfare, 1000-1500 written by Susan Rose and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How were medieval navies organised, and how did powerful rulers use them? This fascinating account brings vividly to life the dangers and difficulties of medieval seafaring.
Author : D.M. Loades
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351546708
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy written by D.M. Loades and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here for the first time complete in print is the famous pictorial survey of Henry VIII's navy compiled in 1546 by Anthony Anthony, a clerk in the ordnance office. Originally comprising three rolls of vellum, the MS features paintings of each of the king's 58 ships, below which are set details of their guns, shot, and related equipment. Two of the original rolls were allegedly given by Charles II to Samuel Pepys, who had them cut to form a volume which is one of the treasures of his library, now at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The other roll remains in the British Library. Several of the illustrations have become familiar, especially that of the Mary Rose, herself already a wreck when Anthony presented his work to the king. The present edition re-assembles the three parts of the Anthony Roll, allowing the document to be seen in its original sequence for the first time in over 300 years. The fleet which Henry VIII created is revealed as the king saw it in the last year of his life. Because of the unusual format of the MS, a complete facsimile is not presented here. Anthony's paintings at Magdalene and in the British Library are reproduced in full colour from newly commissioned photographs. Adjacent to each ship illustration is the relevant text, given in its original spelling. In the Introduction Anthony's personal and professional career is set out for the first time, and the subsequent history of his MS is revealed as a subject of interest in its own right. In order to explore the many facets of this remarkable document, a work of art as well as an administrative record, the Introduction includes essays by experts in the field of ordnance, art history, heraldry and fabric, and on the oared vessels which were so distinctive a feature of the navy of the time. Marine archaeologists from the Mary Rose Trust examine the accuracy of Anthony's representation and inventory of the Mary Rose in the light of the excavation of the ship. In the second part of this
Author : Albrecht Classen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110377616
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 3 written by Albrecht Classen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.
Author : Benjamin W. D. Redding
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783276576
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)
Download or read book The English and French Navies, 1500-1650 written by Benjamin W. D. Redding and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the received wisdom about the relative weakness of French naval power when compared with that of England. This book traces the advances and deterioration of the early modern English and French sea forces and relates these changes to concurrent developments within the respective states. Based on extensive original research in correspondence and memoirs, official reports and accounts, receipts of the exchequer and inventories in both France, where the sources are disparate and dispersed, and England, the book explores the rise of both kingdoms' naval resources from the early sixteenth to the mid seventeenth centuries. As a comparative study, it shows that, in sharing the Channel and with both countries increasing their involvement in maritime affairs, English and French naval expansion was intertwined. Directly and indirectly, the two kingdoms influenced their neighbours' sea programmes. The book first examines the administrative transformations of both navies, then goes on to discuss fiscal and technological change, and finally assesses the material expansion of the respective fleets. In so doing it demonstrates the close relationship between naval power and state strength in early modern Europe. One important argument challenges the received wisdom about the relative weakness of French naval power when compared with that of England.
Author : John Block Friedman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113559094X
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages written by John Block Friedman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia is a reference book that covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.
Author : Jan Glete
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351915649
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Naval History 1500–1680 written by Jan Glete and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades historians have studied several new aspects of early modern naval history and placed it in a wider context than traditional studies of naval warfare. This volume brings together 23 studies on naval technology, policy-making and administration, tactics, strategy, operations and warfare on trade. They provide new insights and new ideas for further studies.
