European Naval and Maritime History, 300-1500

By Archibald R. Lewis and Timothy J. Runyan

Book Overview

This first general survey of European naval and maritime history for theperiod from A.D. 300 to 1500 focuses on Western Europe, including the Baltic, NorthSea, and Atlantic traditions, and on the Mediterranean, particularly Byzantine andMoslem naval history. The authors survey a number of interconnected areas: the useof seapower in international and intercultural relations, commerce and trade routes, naval technology and design, military tactics, the physical features of seafaring, and the geography of the sea. They make accessible to the general reader verytechnical scholarship, and provide numerous maps and illustrations that explain thechanges in ship design and construction. The overall result is a powerful historicalsynthesis whiich gives students, teachers, and general readers a "feel" for theseafaring life and the place of the sea within medieval civilization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253320828
• ISBN13: 9780253320827
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A Great Historian Bring The Past To Life In The Present

I had the honor to be a student of Dr. Lewis at U. of Texas (as well as his next door neighbor). He brought the beautiful, powerful, incredibly complex & often overlooked reality of Byzantium & its vast influence on the world of its time. A true scholar and an inspiring teacher to a student struggling toward a dream of becoming a Medical Physician, instilling a love of history & a discipline of looking deeper, which stood me well in my medical career. Thank you, Dr. Lewis. You were an inspiring angel in my young life.