Description: Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648Author(s): Bouko de Groot, Peter Bull Format: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom Imprint: Osprey Publishing ISBN-13: 9781472831651, 978-1472831651 Synopsis The tiny new state of the United Provinces of the Netherlands won its independence from the mighty Spanish empire by fighting and winning the Eighty Years' War, from 1568 and 1648. In this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role in determining the ultimate victor. On the high seas the fleet carved out a new empire, growing national income to such levels that it could continue the costly war for independence. Yet it was in coastal and inland waters that the most decisive battles were fought. Arguably the most decisive Spanish siege (Leiden, 1574) was broken by a fleet sailing to the rescue across flooded polders, and the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600, the largest successful invasion fleet before World War II, was one of the most decisive battle in western history. Using detailed full colour artwork, this book shows how the Dutch navies fought worldwide in their war of independence, from Brazil to Indonesia, and from the Low Countries to Angola.
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Book Title: Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648
Item Height: 248 mm
Item Width: 184 mm
Series: New Vanguard
Author: Bouko De Groot
Publication Name: Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Government, History
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 168 g
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
