naval campaigns that shaped the modern world, 1588-1782Padfield, Peter.creatortextbibliographyHistory.enkLondonJohn Murray1999monographiceng

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viii, 340 p, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill, maps ; 24 cm"In the great wars of modern history maritime powers have always prevailed over land-based empires, whether Habsburg, Napoleonic, Nazi or Soviet. This book charts the growth of linked strengths - sea-fighting, trading, financial and constitutional - which made them so formidable. It also reveals the way in which supremacy at sea freed thought and society itself." "Changes in society, politics, trade - including the slave trade - and in naval capability are interwoven with descriptions of the great sea battles by which world power was won."--Jacket.Introduction. p. 1.1. Prehistory of Modern Maritime Power. p. 7.2. Spanish Armada, 1588. p. 20.3. Downs, 1639. p. 57.4. Dutch Golden Age. p. 68.5. Sole Bay, 1672. p. 87.6. 'Glorious Revolution', and Beachy Head, 1690. p. 119.7. Barfleur/La Hougue, 1692. p. 141.8. Malaga, 1704. p. 157.9. Rule, Britannia. p. 170.10. Finisterre, 1747. p. 188.11. Quiberon Bay, 1759. p. 197.12. American Revolution. p. 216.13. War of American Independence and Chesapeake Bay, 1781. p. 238.14. Saints, 1782, and the Founding of the United States of America. p. 271.Glossary of Nautical Terms. p. 289.Select Bibliography. p. 321.Index. p. 330.Peter Padfield.Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-329) and index. Geschichte 1550-1600 idszbz Geschichte 1588-1782 idszbz Geschichte 1600-1700 idszbz Naval history, ModernNaval battlesHistoryGreat powersGreat powersNaval battlesNaval history, ModernNaval history, ModernD215 .P130719556554NOC99081620240424092728.0ocm42083959 eng