Fernando Oliveira’s Art of War at Sea (1555): A Pioneering Treatise on Naval Strategy

Authors

Luis Nuno Sardinha Monteiro

Number

9

Abstract

Although written more than 450 years ago, Art of War at Sea is a treatise that was ahead of its time, establishing in part the basis of modern naval strategy. Yet it has remained in obscurity, as it was never translated from sixteenth-century Portuguese.

Recommended Citation

Monteiro, Luis Nuno Sardinha (2015) "Fernando Oliveira’s Art of War at Sea (1555): A Pioneering Treatise on Naval Strategy," Naval War College Review: Vol. 68: No. 4, Article 9.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol68/iss4/9