Swedish naval administration, 1521-1721 : resource flows and organisational capabilities / by Jan Glete.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [745]-769) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / J. Glete -- Chapter One. Resources, Organisational Capabilities And Control Of The Sea / J. Glete -- Chapter Two. The Swedish Dynastic State And Its Navy / J. Glete -- Chapter Three. Naval Operations And Control Of The Baltic Sea / J. Glete -- Chapter Four. Swedish Naval Administration: Scope, Complexity, And Structures / J. Glete -- Chapter Five. Warships And Naval Strength / J. Glete -- Chapter Six. Cordage And Canvas: Fitting Out The Navy / J. Glete -- Chapter Seven. Bronze And Iron: Swedish Naval Ordnance / J. Glete -- Chapter Eight. A Peasant Society At Sea: Men, Leaders, And Provisioning / J. Glete -- Chapter Nine. Conclusion: Power Through Organisation / J. Glete -- Appendix 1. List Of Swedish Warships, 1521–1721 / J. Glete -- Appendix 2. Swedish Naval Strength, Divided In Different Sizes Of Warships, 1520–1721 / J. Glete -- Bibliography / J. Glete -- General Index / J. Glete -- Index Of Ships / J. Glete.

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This book is a long-term study of organisational capabilities as parts of early modern state formation. Sweden was a largely non-maritime society which nevertheless maintained a large navy as part of the armed forces which created a Baltic empire. Many of the resources came from the peasant society which was exploited in an entrepreneurial fashion by a highly ambitious dynasty. For a long time Sweden was organisationally more advanced than its neighbours but the empire ceased to grow and finally collapsed when other Northern powers developed strong states. The book provides detailed information about the strength of the navy in terms of warships, equipment, guns and men and it relates changes in size and structure to changes in policy.