BOOK · [3099]
Guns, Sails, and Empires
History
Carlo Cipolla's short, sharp history of how naval gunnery and sail technology let early-modern European powers project force globally. Recommended by Sam Altman and Paul Graham.
Endorsed By
2 People-
“It was excellent!”
The page cites a Sam Altman tweet about the book.
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From PG's RAQ history list; technology-first causal reasoning about European expansion.
Found on
2 SOURCEs- twitter.com tweet
- paulgraham.com reading list
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