Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
Autor Angus Konstamen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 iul 2008
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ISBN-13: 9780470116678
ISBN-10: 0470116676
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 164 x 243 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0470116676
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 164 x 243 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
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Public țintă
Fans of naval history.Descriere
The Ultimate Warship Her keel measured 126 feet, and she stretched to 160 feet overall. Her 46.5–foot beam sacrificed speed for the sake of stability, and the 19 feet of water she drew denied her access to smaller ports. Some saw her enormous size and ungainly proportions as serious drawbacks, but the 102 heavy bronze cannon that bristled from her flanks guaranteed that this black–hulled, ornately decorated monster would live up to her name: Sovereign of the Seas. The Dutch sailors who faced her in battle called her by another name, "The Golden Devil."
This immensely powerful floating fortress was the culmination of more than two hundred years of competition among the kingdoms of Europe to create the perfect marriage between guns and ships. Their relentless quest for maritime supremacy had produced a seemingly endless succession of grandiose flagships, from Henry V′s Grace à Dieu to Sweden′s ill–fated Vasa. Emerging nation–states had invested vast portions of their treasuries, kings had vied as much for prestige as for power, and thousands of hapless seamen had perished in pursuit of this goal.
Sovereigns of the Sea is a gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the modern age.
This immensely powerful floating fortress was the culmination of more than two hundred years of competition among the kingdoms of Europe to create the perfect marriage between guns and ships. Their relentless quest for maritime supremacy had produced a seemingly endless succession of grandiose flagships, from Henry V′s Grace à Dieu to Sweden′s ill–fated Vasa. Emerging nation–states had invested vast portions of their treasuries, kings had vied as much for prestige as for power, and thousands of hapless seamen had perished in pursuit of this goal.
Sovereigns of the Sea is a gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the modern age.
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The Ultimate Warship Her keel measured 126 feet, and she stretched to 160 feet overall. Her 46.5–foot beam sacrificed speed for the sake of stability, and the 19 feet of water she drew denied her access to smaller ports. Some saw her enormous size and ungainly proportions as serious drawbacks, but the 102 heavy bronze cannon that bristled from her flanks guaranteed that this black–hulled, ornately decorated monster would live up to her name: Sovereign of the Seas. The Dutch sailors who faced her in battle called her by another name, "The Golden Devil."
This immensely powerful floating fortress was the culmination of more than two hundred years of competition among the kingdoms of Europe to create the perfect marriage between guns and ships. Their relentless quest for maritime supremacy had produced a seemingly endless succession of grandiose flagships, from Henry V′s Grace à Dieu to Sweden′s ill–fated Vasa. Emerging nation–states had invested vast portions of their treasuries, kings had vied as much for prestige as for power, and thousands of hapless seamen had perished in pursuit of this goal.
Sovereigns of the Sea is a gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the modern age.
This immensely powerful floating fortress was the culmination of more than two hundred years of competition among the kingdoms of Europe to create the perfect marriage between guns and ships. Their relentless quest for maritime supremacy had produced a seemingly endless succession of grandiose flagships, from Henry V′s Grace à Dieu to Sweden′s ill–fated Vasa. Emerging nation–states had invested vast portions of their treasuries, kings had vied as much for prestige as for power, and thousands of hapless seamen had perished in pursuit of this goal.
Sovereigns of the Sea is a gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the modern age.
Cuprins
Atlas. Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Quest.
Chapter 1: Europe Comes of Age.
Chapter 2: Knights of the Sea
Chapter 3: The Shipbuilding Revolution.
Chapter 4: The Great Rivals.
Chapter 5: The Black Art of Gunfounding.
Chapter 6: The Baltic Connection.
Chapter 7: From Carrack to Galleon.
Chapter 8: The Invincible Armada.
Chapter 9: Phoenix from the Ashes.
Chapter 10: Prestige over Practicality.
Chapter 11: Towards the Holy Grail.
Chapter 12: The Sovereign of the Seas.
Postscript: The Ship of the Line.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Credits.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Quest.
Chapter 1: Europe Comes of Age.
Chapter 2: Knights of the Sea
Chapter 3: The Shipbuilding Revolution.
Chapter 4: The Great Rivals.
Chapter 5: The Black Art of Gunfounding.
Chapter 6: The Baltic Connection.
Chapter 7: From Carrack to Galleon.
Chapter 8: The Invincible Armada.
Chapter 9: Phoenix from the Ashes.
Chapter 10: Prestige over Practicality.
Chapter 11: Towards the Holy Grail.
Chapter 12: The Sovereign of the Seas.
Postscript: The Ship of the Line.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Credits.
Index.
Notă biografică
Angus Konstam is a widely published authorwho has written several books on piracy,including Blackbeard: America′s Most NotoriousPirate, The History of Pirates, and Piracy: The Complete History. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as a curator of weapons in the Tower of London and as the chief curator in the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida, before becoming a full–time historian and writer. An expert on weapons, shipwrecks, and piracy, he has advised several underwater archaeological groups and appears regularly on both the Discovery and the History channels. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.