Naval warfare 1650-1815

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I need some info or some good links if anyone has it. I'm looking at the view of an essay question of this period being the high-noon of naval power if that helps anyone.

Thanks in advance for any help

[Tribesman]

What are you after more specifically , ships , evolution of design and use , obsolecence of designs and use , life aboard ship , events , strategy , overviews ?
Its a big subject and a big timeframe .

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Let me pick up my bookmarks. Btw, you can click on my HB picture and browse through the links and stuff.
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[Tribesman]

Naval power Mouza , not your damn piracy

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Sorry. The question refers to the time period 1690-1815 and asks was this period the "High noon" of naval force

[Tribesman]

In that case no , naval force has had many high noons , during the period you mention and before and after . The real high noon of naval power would be when the honest sherriff in his noble battleship tries to face down all the nasty little bandits in aeroplanes . Another would be the advent of steam propultion or armour plating .
Perhaps they are using the wrong words . Maybe they mean the golden age of sail and exploraton , naval conquest and defense/offence when a little nation or individual with a good ship determination , seamanship and luck could overcome great odds and win great rewards .
Many small nations in that period achieved a greatness and power/riches/dominance solely on their prowess at sea which far exceeded anyones expectations .

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I'm sure there are some useful links in my bookmarks. After the movie is over.

PS: Tribesman, ARGH!
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[Tribesman]

Rum to ye Mouza . Arrrggghhhh


edit to addhttp://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/marit.htm Theres a good varied site BKoB .
Another good one is "the mother of all Maritime links" but I can't find the link on my favourites list at the mo so you might want to search for yourself

[Adrian II]

Start with Mahan's classic, take it from there.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Already have mate, just wondered if there were some good links out there

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Sorry... Nothing useful in my bookmarks this time; they're too much ship-oriented.

Still, some of the links and stuff in that pirate lair this Irish landlubber despises might work for you.
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[Tribesman]

I don't do piracy Mouza
I just obtain ships that need repairing from careless owners

[English assassin]

I don't know how much time you have but Command of the Ocean http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...993186-9983859 is a good recent history (admittedly only of British sea power in the period, but if you are arguing for a golden age of importance for Naval power you really are going to wind up talking about British naval power in that timeframe) and the The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/Boo...011556,00.html is similarly excellent. They aren't exactly small but then its not a small question.

I'm not too sure about Mahan as a starting point unless you really have to go into it in depth, it would be like understanding armoured warfare by reading Guderian. And he's got that ole blue water axe to grind...

[The Wizard]

Muh, I'm more interested in Dutch and Portuguese mastery of the seas... but the former was already starting to wane in 1650.