The Anglo-Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century

By J.R. Jones

Book Overview

This study of the Angloxxx;Dutch Wars (1652-54, 1665-67, 1672-74) sets them in their naval, political and economic contexts. Professor Jones compares the effectiveness of the governments under pressure; English with Dutch, Commonwealth with restored monarchy, Republican with Orangist; and the effects on their economies; and examines the importance of the wars in accelerating the formation of a professional officer corps and establishing battle tactics that would endure throughout the age of sail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582056306
• ISBN13: 9780582056305
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"