The Anglo-Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century

This study of the Angloxxx;Dutch Wars (1652-54, 1665-67, 1672-74) sets them in their naval, political and economic contexts. Professor Jones compares the effectiveness of the governments under pressure; English with Dutch, Commonwealth with restored monarchy, Republican with Orangist; and the effects on their economies; and examines the importance of the wars in accelerating the formation of a professional officer corps and establishing battle tactics that would endure throughout the age of sail.

Author: J. R. Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/30/1996
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.39w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780582056305