Norman naval operations in the Mediterranean /
The formidable force of the Normans at sea has been frequently overlooked. This volume shows their dominance over the Mediterranean, and its far-reaching effects. The rise of Norman naval power in the central Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth centuries prompted a seminal shift in the balance...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, N.Y. :
Boydell Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Warfare in history.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Sicily's strategic significance; 1 The Conquest (827 to 1101); The Muslim conquest and the coming of the Normans; Brothers in battle: joint naval operations by the Hautevilles; Guiscard's amphibious assaults on Byzantium; Roger's use of sea power to complete the conquest of Sicily; 2 The Apogee (1101 to 1154); Naval policy in Roger II's early years; Naval power in the establishment of Roger's Regno; Naval campaigns against Greece; The use of sea power in the subjugation of North Africa
- King Roger's naval strategy3 The Eclipse (1154 to 1194); Naval operations of William I; Naval campaigns of William II; Dissolution of Norman sea power under Tancred; 4 The Impact; Eastward expansion of West Italian sea power; Revitalization of Western commerce in the Mediterranean; Altered trading patterns of Muslim commerce; The resurgence of Sicilian sea power under Frederick II; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: The Fleet (ships, sailors, shipyards, and strategies); APPENDIX B: The Sources; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; BACKCOVER