Pub Date: December 19, 2011
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012469192
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.30" H x 8.60" L x 6.60" W ( 2.85 lbs) 280 pages
BISAC Categories:
Biography and Autobiography | Military | History | Europe | Renaissance | Wars and Conflicts | General | Modern | 17th Century | Naval | Western Europe
Series: Protagonists of History in International Perspective
Description: Was Michiel de Ruyter the greatest sea commander who ever lived? Or simply the greatest sea-commander of the 17th century?
Brief description: Jaap R. Bruijn (1938) in 2004 became emeritus professor of maritime history at Leiden University. He has published numerous books and articles on a variety of topics including the early modern Dutch Navy, shipping and commanders of the Dutch East India Company, and 20th century Dutch whaling.