Maritime History: The Age of Discovery (Vol. 1)

by John B. Hattendorf (editor), Ernest J. King (Editor)

The Age of Discovery is an introductory text for undergraduate courses in maritime history and the age of exploration. This series of essays, developed from an NEH Summer Institute in Early Modern Maritime History at the John Carter Brown Library, summarizes the latest interpretations in this field, introducing students to the wider literature. There is no other up-to-date, basic text currently available in this field.

331 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Professor John Brewster Hattendorf is the Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History, a chair he occupied at the U.S. Naval War College from 1984 to 2016. He served as chairman of the College’s Advanced Research Department from 1986-2003, chairman, Maritime History Department and director of the Naval War College Museum from 2003-16. A former surface warfare officer, he earned his degrees in history from Kenyon College (A.B., 1964), Brown University (A.M., 1971) and the University of Oxford (D.Phil., 1979; D.Litt., 2016).