Karwansaray Publishers Releases New Book, De Ruyter: Dutch Admiral
In this new book, one of the Netherlands' greatest heroes is explored by an international team of experts. While a popular subject in Dutch, few complete accounts exist in English of De Ruyter.
Online, January 10, 2012 (Newswire.com) - 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 Verge-Franceschi have all contributed essays that explore the many facets of De Ruyter's life and career.
De Ruyter, Dutch Admiral includes the following sections:
1. The Maritime world of the Dutch Republic in the 17th century (Dr. J.R. Bruijn, The Netherlands)
2. De Ruyter's Life (Dr. R.B. Prud'homme van Reine, The Netherlands)
3. Merchants, diplomats, and Corsairs. The proceedings of the Dutch in Barbary during de Ruyter's time (Dr. K. Bejjit, Morocco)
4. The Dutch Republic as a great power: Political interaction and armed forces (Prof. J. Glete, Sweden)
5. Strategies and tactics (Prof. J. Hattendorf, United States)
6. The good enemy, British perceptions of Michiel de Ruyter and the Dutch wars (Dr. D. Davis, England)
7. Danish perspectives on de Ruyter's role in the Nordic conflicts (N.M. Probst, Denmark)
8. Michiel de Ruyter's expedition to West Africa and America, 1664-1665 (Dr. H.J. Heijer, The Netherlands)
9. De Ruyter versus Duquesne. A battle to the death (Prof. M. Verge Franceschi, France)
10. De Ruyter and his flag officers (Prof. J.R. Bruijn, The Netherlands)
11. De Ruyter, portrayed by artists (Dr. R.B. Prud'homme van Reine, The Netherlands)