The Resource Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire, Roger Crowley
Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire, Roger Crowley
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 368 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: The prow of Europe
- Part I. Reconnaissance: the route to the Indies
- The India plan
- The race
- Vasco da Gama
- "The Devil take you!"
- The Samudri
- Part II. 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
- Part III. Conquest: The great Khan of India
- 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
- Epilogue: "They never stop in one place"
- Isbn
- 9780812994001
- Label
- Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire
- Title
- Conquerors
- Title remainder
- how Portugal forged the first global empire
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Crowley
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crowley, Roger
- Dewey number
- 909/.0971246905
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Portugal
- Imperialism
- Label
- Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The prow of Europe -- Part I. Reconnaissance: the route to the Indies -- The India plan -- The race -- Vasco da Gama -- "The Devil take you!" -- The Samudri -- Part II. 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 -- Part III. Conquest: The great Khan of India -- 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 -- Epilogue: "They never stop in one place"
- Control code
- ocn904967943
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812994001
- Lccn
- 2015008152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)904967943
- Label
- Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The prow of Europe -- Part I. Reconnaissance: the route to the Indies -- The India plan -- The race -- Vasco da Gama -- "The Devil take you!" -- The Samudri -- Part II. 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 -- Part III. Conquest: The great Khan of India -- 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 -- Epilogue: "They never stop in one place"
- Control code
- ocn904967943
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812994001
- Lccn
- 2015008152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)904967943
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