El viento y las naves de guerra

Sailing ships transport us to the era of exploration and travel that united the Old Continent with the lands of the Far East as well as a good part of America. Those ships returned to Europe crammed with valuable cargoes, but they also became combat ships and their crews were equipped with a wide range of individual weapons to repel enemies or carry out boarding operations. During the 16th century, artillery pieces found their place in large ships. They were installed on the battle decks while the iconic embrasures were cut into the sides of the ships. Before them, heavy artillery was installed so that, when opened, the great weapons would emerge until their barrels sprouted and their lethal charge of death and destruction decimated the enemy. Afterwards, the crew carried out the boarding operation. In this second book in the successful series Historia de los grandes naval battles, the international expert in war tactics and strategies, Victor Aguilar-Chang, addresses the evolution of combat in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean since the mid-16th century, when The campaign of the Great Armada went on, until the beginning of the 19th century when the Battle of Trafalgar was fought.