The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain, 660-1649
"From the desperate early military campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada in the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume touches on some of the most colorful characters in British history, among them Sir Francis Drake ... [and] details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1998, ©1997
1st American ed View all formats and editions
W.W. Norton, New York, 1998, ©1997
Naval history
xxviii, 691 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780393319606, 9780393045796, 0393319601, 039304579X
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The three seas (660-899; ships 660-1066)
The first English empires (900-1066)
The partition of Britain (1066-1204)
The fall of the house of Anjou (operations 1204-1266; administration 1204-1216)
Ships of war (ships 1066-1455)
The northern wars (operations 1266-1336)
Edward III at sea (operations 1336-1360)
Decline and fall (operations 1360-1410)
The chief support of the kingdom (administration 1216-1420)
Captains and admirals (social history 1204-1455)
The end of the empire (operations 1410-1455; administration 1420-1455)
Change and decay (1456-1509)
Departed dreams (operations 1509-1523)
Precarious isolation (operations 1523-1550)
The flower of England's garland (operations 1550-1572)
The galley and the galleon (ships 1509-1602)
The council of the marine (administration 1509-1574)
The Spanish war (operations 1572-1587)
The advantage of time and place (operations 1588)
The method of Jason (operations 1589-1603)
The path to fame (social history, officers 1509-1603)
Sailors for my money (social history, men 1509-1603)
The undertakings of a maiden queen (administration 1574-1603)
No more Drakes (operations 1603-1630)
The inward cause of all disorders (administration 1603-1630)
A diamond in his crown (operations and administration 1630-1639; ships 1603-1639)
One and all (social history 1603-1639)
The fall of three kingdoms (1640-1649)
Chronology
Ships
Medieval fleets
Rates of pay
Admirals and officials
"Originally published in England under the title: The Safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Volume One, 660-1649"--Title page verso