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Empire and Holy War in the Mediterranean: The Galley and Maritime Conflict between the Habsburgs and Ottomans
Phillip Williams
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Description for Empire and Holy War in the Mediterranean: The Galley and Maritime Conflict between the Habsburgs and Ottomans
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 410.
In the century after 1530 the Habsburgs of Spain and the Ottoman Turks fought a maritime war that seemed destined to lead nowhere. Lasting peace was as unlikely as final triumph, in part because the principal beneficiaries of the fighting were pirates or 'corsairs' based in ports such as Malta and Algiers. It was also a war of unequal means, since the Habsburgs had too few good warships and the Ottomans too many bad ones. Phillip Williams here provides a detailed examination of the oared warships used in the fighting, the structures of political and military organization, ... Read more
In the century after 1530 the Habsburgs of Spain and the Ottoman Turks fought a maritime war that seemed destined to lead nowhere. Lasting peace was as unlikely as final triumph, in part because the principal beneficiaries of the fighting were pirates or 'corsairs' based in ports such as Malta and Algiers. It was also a war of unequal means, since the Habsburgs had too few good warships and the Ottomans too many bad ones. Phillip Williams here provides a detailed examination of the oared warships used in the fighting, the structures of political and military organization, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784533755
SKU
V9781784533755
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99-2
About Phillip Williams
Phillip Williams holds a DPhil from New College, Oxford. He was formerly Lecturer in History at Bangor University.
Reviews for Empire and Holy War in the Mediterranean: The Galley and Maritime Conflict between the Habsburgs and Ottomans
'an excellent analysis.' Ronald H Fritze, Athens State University, Sixteenth Century Journal XLVI/1.