Nick's Oared Naval Warfare Bibliography

The forum post about rams from naval vessels has inspired me to list the books on naval warfare in my collection. Are there any good ones I have missed?

"The Athenian Trireme "  J.S. Morrison/ J.F. Coates / N.B. Rankov

"Gunpowder & Galleys"  J.F. Guilmartin

"Warfleets of Antiquity"  R.B. Nelson

"Oared Fighting Ships"  R.C. Anderson

"The Age of the Galley"  editor Robert Gardiner

"Greek & Roman Naval Warfare"  W.L. Rodgers

" Naval Warfare under oars"  W.L. Rodgers

(Here are the links from the mentioned forum post)

 These are all full articles or books that can be downloaded or read for free.

 

 

The Portugese Caravel:

 

http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ySKb3ZalO3wC&oi=fnd&pg=PA543&dq=related:hFUPRS5DxyQJ:scholar.google.com/&ots=IlroLEYWwW&sig=b4k1PtU80nkL9NrQ1klx3dYys94#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

The military revolution in warfare:

 

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21533369.2011.622890

 

 

 

 

Maritime Wars of the Turks:

 

http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=H55CAAAAcAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=related:acqL84k4t5YJ:scholar.google.com/&ots=mb8rSiDHsu&sig=3vCKlxZNdkbuUsliYsBBD7MGE0I#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

 

The Galleasses at Lepanto:

 

http://history.ncsu.edu/projects/ojs/index.php/Graduate/article/viewFile/13/pdf_7

 

 

A 15th-Century Wreck of an Ordnance-Carrying Ship

 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1095-9270.12034/pdf

Crusades Bibliography

 Here is a list of most of the books that I own which are relevant to the Crusades. I would appreciate suggestions on books which will complement this list - especially if they are currently in print.

Warfare in the Latin East 1192-1294     Christopher Marshall

Latin Siege Warfare in the twelfth century  R. Rogers

Crusading Warfare 1097-1193    R.C. Smail

A Wargamers guide to the Crusades    Ian Heath

Armies & Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291   Ian Heath

The Art of War in the Middle Ages (vol1)   Charles Oman

The Crusaders     Robert Payne

The third Crusade     Anonymous (published by Folio books)

Alexiad of Anna Commena     Penguin classics

Chronicles of the Crusades   Joinville & Villehardouin   Penguin classics

A History of the Crusades (in 3 volumes)     Stephen Runciman

Arms & Armour of the Crusading era 1050-1350   David Nicolle

Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece & the Aegean 1191-1571  D. Nicolle  (Osprey books)

Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097-1192  David Nicolle  (osprey)

Crusading Castles   Hugh Kennedy

 

I also enjoyed the following novels:-

Lord Geoffreys Fancy  Alfred Duggan

Lady for Ransom   Alfred Duggan

Count Bohemund   Alfred Duggan

Knight with Armour  Alfred Duggan

Knights of Dark Renown    Graham Shelby

Kings of Vain Intent           Graham Shelby

These horse archers should be the majority of early Saracen armies until Mamluk/Ghulam cavalry came into the ascendancy and even then remained an important component.