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Article: Medieval Naval Warfare, 1000-1500.(Book Review)
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- Parameters
- Article date:
- December 22, 2003
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By Susan Rose. Warfare and History series. Jeremy Black, general editor. New York: Routledge, 2002. 136 pages. $80.00 ($24.95 paper).
Susan Rose has written an important work on a neglected era of naval history. The years from 1000 to 1500 witnessed a critical transformation in the way western navies organized, equipped, and fought--Rose chronicles that transformation. The primary warships during this period progressed gradually from oared galleys to sailing vessels. It was during these years that northern European nations adopted the concept of a standing national navy--an institution that predates the period in the eastern Mediterranean and the major seafaring ...