Medieval

TRAITTÉ DE LA CONSTRUCTION DES GALÈRES – BLUEPRINT

Medieval Military and Naval Sail 2 Min Read

The original drawings of this galley are from TraittĂ© de la construction des galĂšres a French book written in 1691, although the drawings you hold in this product are completely original. For more information about the galley you can consult the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Galley). Below you can find a brief excerpt: A galley (from Greek .a.ea – galea) is an…

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Austria Medieval Ottoman 22 Min Read

HABSBURG MILITARY MEDIOCRITY – H-WAR

  Why was the Habsburg army slower and less brilliant than its European rivals between 1649 and 1918? I am certainly no expert on this topic, having read only very generally on Austrian history, but in the interest of providing a basis of discussion, I’ll posit the following general ideas:…

Book Review Medieval Ottoman Sail 16 Min Read

Gunpowder and Galleys: Changing Technology and Mediterranean Warfare at Sea in the 16th Century, by John Francis Guilmartin

Strategic Insights, Volume III, Issue 3 (March 2004) Reviewed by Daniel Moran Strategic Insights is a monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. The views expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views…

Medieval Military and Naval Sail 14 Min Read

ISLAMIC SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING

A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails The ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts…

Medieval Military and Naval 8 Min Read

ISLAMIC NAVY

It is commonly believed that Mu‘awiya Ibn Abi Sufyan was the first planner and establisher of the Islamic navy. A careful examination of primary sources reveals that the first Islamic naval expedition in history took place in AH 17/638 CE during the caliphate of ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab and was led…

Medieval Naval History Ottoman Piracy Sail 58 Min Read

The Ottomans and Their Rivals, Galleys and Galleons, Portolan Charts and Isolarii,

  Svat Soucek, “The Ottomans and Their Rivals, Galleys and Galleons, Portolan Charts and Isolarii,” from his Piri Reis & Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus: The Khalili Portolan Atlas, Nour Foundation, 1995, pp. 10-33. THE OTTOMANS AND THEIR RIVALSTurkey is a country blessed with long and beautiful coasts along three seas:…

Medieval Military and Naval Piracy 1 Min Read

Bremen Piracy and Scottish Periphery

Bremen Piracy and Scottish Periphery: The North Sea World in the 1440s By David Ditchburn from: Ships, Guns and Bibles in the North Sea and Baltic States, c.1350-c.1700 (2000) Bremen and Hamburg were the eyes through which medieval Saxony viewed the North Sea. The two cities were not only the…

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