Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-351) and index. |
Contents |
The prow of Europe -- Reconnaissance : the route to the Indies. The India plan ; The race ; Vasco da Gama ; "The Devil take you!" ; The Samudri -- Contest : monopolies and holy war. Cabral ; The fate of the Miri ; Fury and vengeance ; Toeholds ; The Kingdom of India ; The great whore of Babylon ; "The terrible" ; Three days at Chaul ; "The wrath of the Franks" ; Diu -- Conquest : the Lion of the Sea. The doors of the Samudri ; "What the Portuguese win they never give up" ; Prisoners of the rain ; The uses of terror ; To the eye of the sun ; The wax bullet ; "All the riches of the world in your hands" ; The last voyage ; "They never stop in one place". |
Summary |
Historian and New York Times bestselling author Crowley presents the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other country could match. |
Subject |
Imperialism -- History.
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Portugal -- Colonies -- History -- 16th century.
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Imperialism. (OCoLC)fst00968126
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Portuguese colonies. (OCoLC)fst01930859
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Chronological Term |
1500-1599
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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ISBN |
9780812994001 (hc.) : $30.00 |
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0812994000 (hc.) |
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