Ian Friel

Going into this book, I had hopes but no expectations, as I don't have a lot of confidence in the publisher. It turns out that this is a fascinating examination of what naval power looked like in the late medieval period, as Friel gives you the nuts and bolts of how Henry's sea power worked, before giving you a campaign history of this naval force. If you're a student of naval history and/or the Hundred Years' War, you really want to read this book. I can also imagine that writers of fantasy show more wanting some hard data for a sea-fearing society should look at this. show less

Weinig illustraties, weinig roeiboten.