Roger Crowley. The only seas Venice ruled were the Mediterranean and Black, but it dominated European trade from 1000 to 1500. While mildly neglected compared to Britain and France, Venice receives a stirring account from British historian Crowley. The author concentrates on its golden years and the wars that made them possible, passing over its great but less-pugnacious cultural accomplishments. An action-packed political and military history that will remind readers of the Italian sea power that prevailed for centuries before Western European nations arrived on the scene.--Kirkus (Check Catalog)
Friday, March 23, 2012
City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas
Roger Crowley. The only seas Venice ruled were the Mediterranean and Black, but it dominated European trade from 1000 to 1500. While mildly neglected compared to Britain and France, Venice receives a stirring account from British historian Crowley. The author concentrates on its golden years and the wars that made them possible, passing over its great but less-pugnacious cultural accomplishments. An action-packed political and military history that will remind readers of the Italian sea power that prevailed for centuries before Western European nations arrived on the scene.--Kirkus (Check Catalog)
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