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“Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, scurvy is estimated to have claimed the lives of about 2 million sailors.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

In every age states of varying size and constitution and at every level of development have found naval warfare to be one of their…

— Nicholas Rodger

I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

— Duke of Wellington

“On September 6, 1522, a battered ship appeared on the horizon … A small pilot boat was dispatched to lead the strange ship over…

— Laurence Bergreen

“What the two views hold in common is establishing the historical setting in the Late Bronze Age (1550–1200).”

— Kenneth A. Mathews

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them…

— Liz Wiseman

“For a time, the Hanseatics were well appreciated as honorable merchants who ensured quality and fought against unscrupulous practices. They were known as Easterlings…

— Mark Kurlansky

“It was granted to those who had three children, or who served in certain divisions of the army. Sometimes to construct a merchant vessel…

— Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges

They fought indeed and were slain, but it was to maintain the luxury and the wealth of other men.

— Plutarch

It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We shall see…

— Nicholas Rodger

“In the end, when all the trappings of empire are stripped away, it is every man for himself. 1528”

— Panfilo de Navaez

“First, the inhabitants of the world according to this calculation, amount to about seven hundred and thirty-one millions; four hundred and twenty millions of…

— William Carey