Spanish Armada /
Martin, Colin, 1939-
Spanish Armada / Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker. - 1st American ed. - U K ; London : Mandolin 1999. - 296 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.Pbk.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-290)
I: The fleets approach
The greatest and strongest combination
A fleet to impeach it
Pt. II: 'God's obvious design
The great bog of Europe
Armed neutrality, 1558-80
Cold war, 1581-5
The Grand Design and its architect
Phoney war
The Armada takes shape
Pt. III: 'It came, went, and was
The advance to Calais
The banks of Flanders
Anatomy of failure
God breathed
Pt. IV: The armada in history and legend
Victors and vanquished
If the Armada had landed.
At the end of July 1588, Philip II's Armada of 130 ships set sail against England. Within a month they were condemned to defeat. The authors spent 13 years reassessing the profusion of untapped documents, diaries and private papers lying forgotten in Spanish and Dutch archives. This material has been augmented by underwater discoveries from the Armada wrecks.. --from publisher description.
9781901341140
89102323
Armada, 1588.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598.
Spain--History, Naval--16th century.
942.055 MAR
Spanish Armada / Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker. - 1st American ed. - U K ; London : Mandolin 1999. - 296 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.Pbk.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-290)
I: The fleets approach
The greatest and strongest combination
A fleet to impeach it
Pt. II: 'God's obvious design
The great bog of Europe
Armed neutrality, 1558-80
Cold war, 1581-5
The Grand Design and its architect
Phoney war
The Armada takes shape
Pt. III: 'It came, went, and was
The advance to Calais
The banks of Flanders
Anatomy of failure
God breathed
Pt. IV: The armada in history and legend
Victors and vanquished
If the Armada had landed.
At the end of July 1588, Philip II's Armada of 130 ships set sail against England. Within a month they were condemned to defeat. The authors spent 13 years reassessing the profusion of untapped documents, diaries and private papers lying forgotten in Spanish and Dutch archives. This material has been augmented by underwater discoveries from the Armada wrecks.. --from publisher description.
9781901341140
89102323
Armada, 1588.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598.
Spain--History, Naval--16th century.
942.055 MAR