Karwansaray Publishers releases new book, De Ruyter: Dutch Admiral

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 10, 2012 -- De Ruyter, Dutch Admiral

Edited by Jaap R. Bruijn, Ronald Prud’homme van Reine, and Rolof van Hövell tot Westerflier

Published by Karwansaray Publishers, available from www.karwansaraypublishers.com/shop

978-94-90258-03-0, € 70,00, HB, 280 pgs

Some people see him as the man who saved the Dutch Republic, and ensured its independence. He knew how to fight a sea-battle on the grandest scale. He could also haggle like a canny Dutch merchant, achieving the release of Hungarian clergymen from Spanish captivity and that of Dutch sailors from barbarian imprisonment. Louis XIV, often his opponent, called him 'a man who did honour to humanity'.

Authors from seven different countries provide an international perspective on the famous admiral. Writers and historians such as Jaap R. Bruijn, Ronald Prud’homme van Reine, John Hattendorf, Jan Glete, Karim Bejjit, J.D. Davies, and Michel Vergé-Franceschi have all contributed essays that explore the many facets of De Ruyter’s life and career.

17th Century     de ruyter     Dutch     naval warfare     navy     sailing ships     The Netherlands