Sovereigns of the sea : the quest to build the perfect Renaissance battleship / Angus Konstam
| Signatura | Copia | Colección |
|---|---|---|
| 48/67 | 7147 | Libros modernos desde 1900 |
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in "Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship", which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this 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. It helps you to understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power
Atlas
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Quest
1: Europe Comes of Age
2: Knights of the Sea
3: The Shipbuilding Revolution
4: The Great Rivals
5: The Black Art of Gunfounding
6: The Baltic Connection
7: From Carrack to Galleon
8: The Invincible Armada
9: Phoenix from the Ashes
10: Prestige over Practicality
11: Towards the Holy Grail
12: The Sovereign of the Seas
Postscript: The Ship of the line
Notes
Bibliography
Credit
Index.
Bibliografía: p. 309-328 e índice
| Localización permanente | Código de barras | Signatura | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundación Juanelo Turriano | 7147 | 48/67 |
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in "Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship", which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this 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. It helps you to understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power
Atlas
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Quest
1: Europe Comes of Age
2: Knights of the Sea
3: The Shipbuilding Revolution
4: The Great Rivals
5: The Black Art of Gunfounding
6: The Baltic Connection
7: From Carrack to Galleon
8: The Invincible Armada
9: Phoenix from the Ashes
10: Prestige over Practicality
11: Towards the Holy Grail
12: The Sovereign of the Seas
Postscript: The Ship of the line
Notes
Bibliography
Credit
Index.
Bibliografía: p. 309-328 e índice
