Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: History of the Norwegian flag [In Norwegian - NO]

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Captain of the Fleet
    Captain
    UK

    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    South Glos
    Log Entries
    2,221
    Name
    Chris

    Default

    Looks a very interesting book, unfortunately not being a speaker of the language rather curtails this a bit.
    I agree also a number of navies see to be neglected mainly due to a lack of information in English that most of us , not all, would like.
    I for one would like more info on the Spanish, Dutch and Scandinavian fleets but with limited funds these days would spend on books
    I could read, shame really as there must be plenty of info out there in national languages.
    Thanks for bringing this to light

  2. #2
    Able Seaman
    France

    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Île-de-France
    Log Entries
    61
    Name
    Roméo

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Capn Duff View Post
    Looks a very interesting book, unfortunately not being a speaker of the language rather curtails this a bit.
    I agree also a number of navies see to be neglected mainly due to a lack of information in English that most of us , not all, would like.
    I for one would like more info on the Spanish, Dutch and Scandinavian fleets but with limited funds these days would spend on books
    I could read, shame really as there must be plenty of info out there in national languages.
    Thanks for bringing this to light
    I share your opinion. We are concretely missing a number of informations we couldn't imagine. Speaking of Scandinavian Navies, I confirm that there are some very interesting resources but in their vernacular languages. I am like you seeking accurate informations about the other nations like the Dutch / Batavian Republic but quickly stuck by the language barrier. There are for example excellent historical sources about Portugal & Spain but even harder to understand because of their formal XVIIIth century languages.
    Let's hope we will one day have the possibility to read all that !
    "Les passions sont les vents qui enflent les voiles du navire ; elles le submergent quelquefois, mais sans elles il ne pourrait voguer."
    "Passions are the winds that fill the sails of a ship ; they sometimes overwhelm her, but she could not sail without them."- Voltaire

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •