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100 1  Crowley, Roger,|d1951-|eauthor. 
245 10 Conquerors :|bhow Portugal forged the first global empire 
       /|cRoger Crowley. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bRandom House,|c[2015] 
300    xxv, 368 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351) and 
       index. 
505 0  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". 
650  0 Imperialism|xHistory. 
651  0 Portugal|xColonies|xHistory|y16th century.