In de middeleeuwen was geweld op de zeeën rondom Europa endemisch. Piraterij was de norm. Scheepvaart en geweld gingen hand in hand. In de Lage Landen was het niet anders. Vanaf de vorming van de kustgraafschappen tot aan de Nederlandse Opstand waren handel, zeeroof en maritieme oorlogvoering onlosmakelijk …

The deployment of naval vessels requires much specialised knowledge. Firstly, about the mission: what goals have to be reached (the command-aim), and what has to be done to achieve this aim? Secondly, about the situation: how can sufficient information about the situation be gathered to determine whether …