An illustrated exploration of how sea battles have been fought throughout history explores key tactics and strategies while surveying how the development of var

An illustrated exploration of how sea battles have been fought throughout history explores key tactics and strategies while surveying how the development of var

Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge

Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World describes the combat techniques of soldiers in Europe and North America from 1500 to 1763. The book explores the u

Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.