The Galleys of Flanders

 After uploading my latest article, 

https://www.academia.edu/145269678/The_War_of_Chioggia

I seem to have reached my full potential, with 16K views. To move forward, I need to conduct new studies. I will devote the first of them to the galleys of Flanders, i.e., Venetian and Florentine merchant ships, which set sail from Venice or Porto Pisano to Sluys and London. I have collected a lot of material in the first file, and now I will process the data to see what is missing. I will cover the crisis in the Italian merchant marine in the late fifteenth century, the change in terminals, and the shift in customers' attitudes. However, it is too early to outline the future article. I have to understand the facts and opinions that I have found. 

I will also translate one of my previous articles for a new Zoom lecture for Russian-speaking listeners. 

https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_

The War of Chioggia: Final Version

 I am happy to present my new article:

https://www.academia.edu/145269678/The_War_of_Chioggia

This is my last contribution to the issue of the tactics of naval warfare in the medieval Mediterrranean. 

You can view previous seven articles on my page in Academia:

https://www.academia.edu/122683998/The_Battle_of_Ad_Decimum

https://www.academia.edu/124564608/The_Umayyad_Siege_of_Constantinople_717_718_

https://www.academia.edu/125356518/The_Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Corinth

https://www.academia.edu/126933976/The_Siege_of_Chandax_The_Byzantine_Recovery_of_Crete_960_961

https://www.academia.edu/127661416/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_1

https://www.academia.edu/128273374/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_2_The_Sack_of_Zara

https://www.academia.edu/129233488/The_Fall_of_New_Rome_Part_3_From_Zero_to_Hero_and_Otherwise

https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_

https://www.academia.edu/130330389/The_Battle_of_Meloria_August_6_1284_

The last article in the cycle, "The Intricacies of Naval Warfare," focuses on the final major naval conflict between Venice and Genoa. Though this confrontation involved distant flashpoints, such as Famagusta and Tenedos, it occurred mainly in the Venetian home waters. Harsh peace conditions followed the hard-won victory.

If you would like to comment, I am interested in the role of gunpowder weapons in this war (light guns on ships and bombards mounted on land). Additionally, I pay attention to a tactical diversion of battle, when an admiral considers his fleet inferior to that of his adversary.