David S. T. Blackmore

Warfare on the Mediterranean in the Age of Sail

A History, 1571-1866

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Produktbeschreibung

Between the last battle fought entirely under oars in 1571 and the first fought entirely under steam in 1866, naval warfare in the Middle Seas and adjacent Atlantic waters was dominated by the sailing warship. This exploration of that distinct period in military history begins with an overview of the galley warfare that dominated the Mediterranean for millennia and a discussion of the technological developments, including the sail and the cannon, which led to the galley's demise. Subsequent chapters discuss the role of sailing ships in every major conflict on the Mediterranean from the 16th century Eighty Years War to the late 19th century Austro-Prussian-Italian War. In addition to the major battles, the book also highlights smaller encounters between single ships or light squadrons, important conflicts often overlooked in naval histories.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9780786447992
• ISBN-10: 0786447990
• Artikelnr.: 29348141

Autorenporträt

David S.T. Blackmore is a veteran of the Merchant and Royal Navies. He lives in Toronto, and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations     
Foreword by Vice Admiral J.A. Baldwin, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)     
Preface     
Introduction     
Part One: Muscle Power Slowly Yields to Sail
1. Naval Developments in the 13th to 15th Centuries     
3. Naval Developments in the 15th to 17th Centuries     
4. Swan Song of the Galley (1571-72)     
Part Two: The Early Days of Sailing Warfare
5. Naval Developments in the Age of Sail     
6. From Lepanto to 1645     
7. Wars and Rumors of War (1646-1674)     
8. European Power Struggles (1675-1699)     
9. The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)     
10. Struggles for Maritime Supremacy (1716-1744)     
11. The Seven Years' War (1755-1783)     
12. Gibraltar Under Siege (1779-1783)     
13. Russians and Neapolitans (1783-1791)     
Part Three: The Golden Age of Fighting Sail Begins
14. Upheaval in France (1793-1794)     
15. French Revolutionary War (1795-1796)     
16. Nelson and Napoléon (1796-1798)     
17. Nelson and Brueys Play Hide-and-Seek (1798)     
18. After the Nile (1798-1799)     
19. Nelson's Fallibility (1799)     
20. Sequel to the Nile (1800)     
Part Four: Sailing Battles Great and Small
21. 1801 to the Peace of Amiens in 1802     
22. The Corsairs of North Africa (1800-1803)     
23. The Trafalgar Campaign (1805)     
24. Russians and Ottomans (1806-1809)     
25. Small Ship and Littoral Operations (1807-1810)     
26. Small Ship and Littoral Operations (1810-1813)     
27. The Demise of Napoleon's Empire (1812-1815)     
28. The Corsairs of North Africa (1812-1827)     
Part Five: Transition from Sail to Power
29. Naval Developments in the Early 19th Century     
30. The Greek War of Independence (1821-1850)     
31. Crimean and Late 19th Century Wars (1853-1878)     
32. Technology Ends the Age of Sail     
Appendix A. Masts, Sails and Rigging     
Appendix B. Levels of a Ship of the Line     
Appendix C. Royal Navy Victualing Regulations     
Appendix D. Letter: Queen Caroline to Lady Hamilton     
Appendix E. Letter: Nelson to Tsar Paul I     
Appendix F. Preble's Orders to Decatur     
Appendix G. Nelson's Last Letters and Wishes     
Appendix H. Collingwood's Report on the Gale     
Appendix I. French Report on Trafalgar     
Appendix J. Excerpts from 1827 Treaty of London     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index