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Il grande mutamento che ebbe luogo fra Cinque e Seicento nel mondo della navigazione in generale e nel modo di combattere le guerre sul mare disegnò il volto politico ed economico dell'Europa moderna, ponendo le basi del suo predominio sul globo. Il libro racconta nel dettaglio come avvenne tale mutamento - gli sviluppi tecnici e organizzativi, le nuove tattiche e strategie, la formazione di marine statali permanenti - e ne illustra gli effett...

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Warfare at Sea" is the first truly international study of warfare at sea in this period. Jan Glete places the history of warfare at sea within a readable, modern framework, bringing together historical research and analyzing questions on war, statebuilding, strategy and tactics, and economic and technological change. Commencing in the late fifteenth century with the introduction of gunpowder in naval warfare and rapid transformation of maritim...

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe.This important study exposes the economic structures necessary for supporting permanent military organisations across Europe. Large armed forces could not develop success...

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe.This important study exposes the economic structures necessary for supporting permanent military organisations across Europe. Large armed forces could not develop success...

This is a book about how a peasant society created a large navy which was used to conquer and defend a Baltic mpire. It emphasises organisational capabilities rather than maritime skills as essential for early modern navies.