European Navies and the Conduct of War - 9780415678902

Name: European Navies and the Conduct of War - 9780415678902
Brand: Routledge

Routledge

European Navies and the Conduct of WarAuthor(s): Carlos Alfaro-Zaforteza, Alan James, Malcolm H Murfett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415678902, 978-0415678902\nSynopsis\nEuropean Navies and the Conduct of War considers the different contexts within which European navies operated over a period of 500 years culminating in World War Two, the greatest war ever fought at sea.\n\nTaking a predominantly continental point of view, the book moves away from the typically British-centric approach taken to naval history as it considers the role of European navies in the development of modern warfare, from its medieval origins to the large-scale, industrial, total war of the twentieth century. Along with this growth of navies as instruments of war, the book also explores the long rise of the political and popular appeal of navies, from the princes of late medieval Europe, to the enthusiastic crowds that greeted the modern.