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Author: Charles D. Stanton (Customer)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Volume: v. 33
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781843836247
ISBN 10: 1843836246
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 17 March 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A learned and carefully researched book. SPECULUM Should be required reading for anyone wishing to understand fully Mediterranean history during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY The text is well written and supported by a good knowledge of the contemporary sources and some useful maps. Overall this is a fascinating study of an important but little known topic. www.historyofwar.org A well-researched and important contribution to medieval maritime history and the history of Sicily. NORTHERN MARINER A useful, interesting and forceful book. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW A thorough, scholarly and valuable treatment of a relatively neglected subject. HISTORY A formidable instrument for any following work concerning Mediterranean naval warfare during the Middle Ages. MEDIEVAL WARFARE For those interested in this particular topic the book will be essential reading and serves the purpose admirably. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY (This) superb study on Norman naval operations in the Mediterranean is the first to truly investigate the subject in any significant depth. (It) enriches our understanding of both the Norman presence in Italy and the wider developments occurring in and around a body of water which served as a meeting point for the Latin, Greek, and Islamic worlds. (...) The prose flows very well, the work is written with great clarity, and the reader is treated to an excellent range of maps and illustrations which complement and illuminate the text. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
(This) superb study on Norman naval operations in the Mediterranean is the first to truly investigate the subject in any significant depth. (It) enriches our understanding of both the Norman presence in Italy and the wider developments occurring in and around a body of water which served as a meeting point for the Latin, Greek, and Islamic worlds. (...) The prose flows very well, the work is written with great clarity, and the reader is treated to an excellent range of maps and illustrations which complement and illuminate the text. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
Author Information
Dr Charles D. Stanton is a former US naval officer and airline pilot who, after retirement, studied medieval Mediterranean history at Cambridge under David Abulafia. His particular focus is the Norman conquest of southern Italy and Sicily on which he has published several well-received articles in scholarly journals. His recent book, Norman Naval Operations in the Mediterranean, has also been highly praised.
