The terror of the seas? [[electronic resource] ] : Scottish maritime warfare 1513-1713 / / by Steve Murdoch

• Autore: Murdoch Steve
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Disciplina: 359.409411/0903
• Soggetto topico: Naval art and science - Scotland - History - 16th century; Naval art and science - Scotland - History - 17th century
• Soggetto geografico: Scotland History, Naval 16th century; Scotland History, Naval 17th century; Europe History, Military 16th century; Europe History, Military 17th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / S. Murdoch -- Introduction / S. Murdoch -- Chapter One. Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513–1560 / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Two. Letters Of Reprisal / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Three. ‘Peacetime’ And Piracy, 1560–1618 / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Four. The ‘Marque Fleets’ Of Scotland, 1618–1638 (Chapter Five) / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Five. Scottish Maritime Warfare In The British Civil Wars, 1638–1660 / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Six. The ‘scottish-Dutch’ Wars, 1665–1667 And 1672–1674 / S. Murdoch -- Chapter Seven. The Franco-Scottish Wars: 1689–1697 And 1702–1713 / S. Murdoch -- Conclusion / S. Murdoch -- Bibliography / S. Murdoch -- Appendices / S. Murdoch -- Illustration Section / S. Murdoch -- Index Of Names / S. Murdoch -- Index Of Places / S. Murdoch -- Index Of Subjects / S. Murdoch.
• Sommario/riassunto: This important new book provides the first detailed and clear analysis of the Scots involvement in naval warfare during the early modern period. The lazy use by both contemporaries and some modern authors of the word ‘piracy’ as a catch-all for all sorts of maritime activity obscures a complex picture of Scottish maritime warfare. Through the use of letters of marque and reprisal (rightly distinguished in this analysis) as well as dedicated Crown fleets, Scottish warfare against against a wide range of enemies are scrutinised. This is an impressive book that makes and important contribution to our knowledge of European naval warfare. Its formidably broad range of sources sheds light on many previously little known, or unknown, aspects of naval history. It also provides many valuable new perspectives on the importance of the sea to the Scots, and of the Scots to the naval history of the British Isles.
• Titolo autorizzato: The terror of the seas
• ISBN: 1-283-03936-2; 9786613039361; 90-04-18634-4; 90-04-18568-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464065003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of warfare ; ; v. 58.