TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crowley,Roger
TI  - Conquerors: how Portugal forged the first global empire 
SN  - 978-0-8129-9400-1
U1  - 909.09712469 23E
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House
KW  - Portugal / Colonies / History / 16th century
KW  - Imperialism / History
N1  - Bibliogr. p. 327-351; Prologue: The prow of Europe -- Part I. Reconnaissance: the route to the Indies -- The India plan -- The race -- Vasco da Gama -- "The Devil take you!" -- The Samudri -- Part II. Monopolies and holy war -- Cabral -- The fate of the Miri -- Fury and vengeance -- Toeholds -- The Kingdom of India -- The great whore of Babylon -- "The terrible" -- Three days at Chaul -- "The wrath of the Franks" -- Diu -- Part III. Conquest: The great Khan of India -- The doors of the Samudri -- "What the Portuguese win they never give up" -- Prisoners of the rain -- The uses of terror -- To the eye of the sun -- The wax bullet -- "All the riches of the world in your hands" -- The last voyage -- Epilogue: "They never stop in one place"
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