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Cargando... Spanish Naval Power, 1589-1665: Reconstruction and Defeatpor David C. Goodman
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Not so much a battle history as a consideration of the structural foundations of Habsburg Spain's naval effort, Goodman's question is why did this effort fail; in as much as the competition was also afflicted with financial difficulties, shortages of men and material, cranky administrative machinery, and the need to deal with multi-front emergencies themselves. Goodman's provisional answer is that during the period in question disdain for sailors and a failure to adapt to naval warfare as a gunnery contest appears to be the vital flaw. That Goodman deals with the often dry topics of administration and finance in a very readable package is another plus. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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This is the first book to attempt a comprehensive analysis of the state of Spain's naval forces in the years following the defeat of the Great Armada in 1588 and during the seventeenth century. This was a period in which all of Europe's maritime powers were attaching increasing importance to naval warfare in their bid to topple Spain and to seize the rich pickings of her vast empire. The book is not, however, about naval battles and tactics. It is a study of the political, social, economic and technological conditions that influenced the character and performance of the Spanish navy. Based on hitherto untapped material in national and local Spanish archives, the book's findings throw new light on the conservation of Spain's timber resources, naval funding, recruitment and the status of the Spanish seaman. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)359.00946Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Biography; History By Place Europe Iberian PeninsulaClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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