10-16-2009, 08:56 AM
Hi all
does anybody knows what quality is Edmond Jurien de La Gravière's book La Marine des Anciens?
There are not many books on ancient naval matters so I would like to know if this one is worth of reading. Considering that de La Gravière was 19th century writer I presume his information might be insufficient and out-dated, but on the other hand he was an vice-admiral with distinguished naval career so he might be good in understanding and description of seamanship, ships and manoeuvering.
So far I have read Lionel Cassons's "The Ancient Mariner" and "Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World"
does anybody knows what quality is Edmond Jurien de La Gravière's book La Marine des Anciens?
There are not many books on ancient naval matters so I would like to know if this one is worth of reading. Considering that de La Gravière was 19th century writer I presume his information might be insufficient and out-dated, but on the other hand he was an vice-admiral with distinguished naval career so he might be good in understanding and description of seamanship, ships and manoeuvering.
So far I have read Lionel Cassons's "The Ancient Mariner" and "Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World"
Martin
