Tide of Empires: Decisive Naval Campaigns in the Rise of the West 1481-1654
By Peter Padfield
Published By Routledge and Kegan Paul
Year Published 1979
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is volume 1 of a 4 volume set. This is a comprehensive account of the development of sea power and how and why it came about. The author narrates this by saying that the world was divided into two kinds of power, sea based and land based. He theorizes that the maritime powers were able to become dominate and were able to sustain themselves through a far reaching focus on trade.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket.
By Peter Padfield
Published By Routledge and Kegan Paul
Year Published 1979
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is volume 1 of a 4 volume set. This is a comprehensive account of the development of sea power and how and why it came about. The author narrates this by saying that the world was divided into two kinds of power, sea based and land based. He theorizes that the maritime powers were able to become dominate and were able to sustain themselves through a far reaching focus on trade.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket.
By Peter Padfield
Published By Routledge and Kegan Paul
Year Published 1979
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is volume 1 of a 4 volume set. This is a comprehensive account of the development of sea power and how and why it came about. The author narrates this by saying that the world was divided into two kinds of power, sea based and land based. He theorizes that the maritime powers were able to become dominate and were able to sustain themselves through a far reaching focus on trade.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket.
