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Index
Front Cover
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
Sicily’s strategic significance
1 The Conquest (827 to 1101)
The Muslim conquest and the coming of the Normans
Brothers in battle: joint naval operations by the Hautevilles
Guiscard’s amphibious assaults on Byzantium
Roger’s use of sea power to complete the conquest of Sicily
2 The Apogee (1101 to 1154)
Naval policy in Roger II’s early years
Naval power in the establishment of Roger’s Regno
Naval campaigns against Greece
The use of sea power in the subjugation of North Africa
King Roger’s naval strategy
3 The Eclipse (1154 to 1194)
Naval operations of William I
Naval campaigns of William II
Dissolution of Norman sea power under Tancred
4 The Impact
Eastward expansion of West Italian sea power
Revitalization of Western commerce in the Mediterranean
Altered trading patterns of Muslim commerce
The resurgence of Sicilian sea power under Frederick II
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A: The Fleet (ships, sailors, shipyards, and strategies)
APPENDIX B: The Sources
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
BACK COVER
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