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'This excellent book, by the quality of the analysis and the richness of the documentation, is a precious 'reading companion' for every maritime historian and archaeologist.' - Nautical Archaeology 'It is short, stimulating, and suffused with examples of how warships were deployed during the Middle Ages ... Susan Rose makes incisive comments throughout about the uses and limitations of medieval seapower.' - English Historical Review 'This excellent book, by the quality of the analysis and the richness of the documentation, is a precious 'reading companion' for every maritime historian and archaeologist.' - Nautical Archaeology 'It is short, stimulating, and suffused with examples of how warships were deployed during the Middle Ages ... Susan Rose makes incisive comments throughout about the uses and limitations of medieval seapower.' - English Historical Review 'Susan Rose has given an immensely valuable analysis of her subject, intriguing and very readable. It is recommended for any reader interested in the development of sea power from early times.' - Naval Review

This slim volume is paked with information and insight. Author Susan Rose is known to students of medieval maritime history for her work on the English navy of the fifteenth century. In this volume she expands her range to include the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the so-called Western approaches and the North Sea.. <br>-Military History <br>

'This excellent book, by the quality of the analysis and the richness of the documentation, is a precious 'reading companion' for every maritime historian and archaeologist.' - Nautical Archaeology 'It is short, stimulating, and suffused with examples of how warships were deployed during the Middle Ages ... Susan Rose makes incisive comments throughout about the uses and limitations of medieval seapower.' - English Historical Review 'This excellent book, by the quality of the analysis and the richness of the documentation, is a precious 'reading companion' for every maritime historian and archaeologist.' - Nautical Archaeology 'It is short, stimulating, and suffused with examples of how warships were deployed during the Middle Ages ... Susan Rose makes incisive comments throughout about the uses and limitations of medieval seapower.' - English Historical Review 'Susan Rose has given an immensely valuable analysis of her subject, intriguing and very readable. It is recommended for any reader interested in the development of sea power from early times.' - Naval Review

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