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Gunpowder and Galleys

by John F. Guilmartin Jr. · 1975

Cassell History of Warfare series

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Analyzes all aspects of dominant fleets of sixteenth century Mediterranean (Spain, Venice, and Ottoman Empire) including: the galley and its design, the manning and recruiting of weaponry, the strategy and tactics of galley warfare, the effects of gunpowder, and the impact of social, economic, geographic, and climactic factors.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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