Graham Cushway

Edward III and the War at Sea (eBook, ePUB)

The English Navy, 1327-1377

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy in the period.

This book describes naval warfare during the opening phase of the Hundred Years War, a vital period in the development of the early Royal Navy, in which Edward III's government struggled to harness English naval power in a dramatic battle for supremacy with their French and Spanish adversaries. It shows how the escalating demands of Edward's astonishing military ambitions led to an intense period of evolution in the English navy and the growth of a cultureof naval specialism and professionalism. It addresses how this in turn affected the livelihoods of England's mariners and coastal communities.
The book covers in detail the most important sea battles of Edward III's reign -Sluys, Winchelsea and La Rochelle - as well as raids and naval blockades. It highlights the systems by which ships were brought into service and mariners recruited, and explores how these were resisted by mariners and coastal communities. It also tells the story of the range of personalities, heroes and villains who influenced the development of the navy in the reign of Edward III.

GRAHAM CUSHWAY holds a PhD in Maritime History from the University of Exeter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782046608
• Artikelnr.: 56407175

Autorenporträt

Graham Cushway

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Edward II and Mortimer's invasion (1307
27) The King's Navy Mortimer, the Admirals and Scotland (1327
31) Edward III, the Navy and the Disinherited (1331
35) The King's ships: Logistics and Structure England, France, Scotland and the War at Sea (1336) Walter Manny, Cadzand and Antwerp (1337
39) Merchant Shipping in English Fleets Tactics, Strategy and the Battle of Sluys (1340) The Organisation of Impressed Fleets Brittany and the War at Sea (1340
42) The Crecy Campaign and Calais (1342
47) Mastery of The Channel (1347
50) The Battle of Winchelsea (1350) Barges and Truces (1353
57) Edward III and Resistance to the Navy The Fleet of 1359 and the Winchelsea Raid (1357
60) Years of Peace, Years of Decay (1360
69) The Decline of the Fleet in the Final Years of Edward III Failure and Fiasco: Knolles and La Rochelle (1369
73) Edward III's Final Years (1373
77)