Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621 : the failure of grand strategy / Paul C. Allen.

By:

Allen, Paul C, 1964-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Yale historical publicationsPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000.Description: xvi, 335 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.;Hard BoundISBN:

9780300076820

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DDC classification:

946.051 ALL 21

LOC classification:

DP183 .A45 2000

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Book review (H-Net)

Contents:

Introduction: The Making of Strategy at the Court of Philip III -- Ch. 1. The Failure of the Habsburgs' "Bid for Mastery" -- Ch. 2. Setbacks -- Ch. 3. Strategic Overstretch: Saluzzo, Ostend, and Kinsale -- Ch. 4. "Driblets like Sips of Broth": In Search of the Elusive Cure-All -- Ch. 5. The English Succession and the Hope for a Settlement -- Ch. 6. The Policy of Rapprochement -- Ch. 7. "Blood and Fire": Spinola's Invasion of the Dutch Provinces -- Ch. 8. Exhaustion -- Ch. 9. Warrior Diplomacy -- Ch. 10. The Search for the Advantage: Negotiation of the Twelve Year's Truce -- Conclusion: The Pax Hispanica in Northwestern Europe.

Summary: "This book examines the strategies that led King Philip III to extend the laurel branch to his foes. Paul Allen argues that, contrary to widespread belief, the king's gestures of peace were in fact part of a grand strategy to enable Spain to regain military and economic strength while its opponents were falsely lulled away from their military pursuits. From the outset, Allen contends, Philip and his advisers intended the Pax Hispanica to continue only until Spain was able to resume its battles - and defeat its enemies."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-323) and index.

Introduction: The Making of Strategy at the Court of Philip III --
Ch. 1. The Failure of the Habsburgs' "Bid for Mastery" --
Ch. 2. Setbacks --
Ch. 3. Strategic Overstretch: Saluzzo, Ostend, and Kinsale --
Ch. 4. "Driblets like Sips of Broth": In Search of the Elusive Cure-All --
Ch. 5. The English Succession and the Hope for a Settlement --
Ch. 6. The Policy of Rapprochement --
Ch. 7. "Blood and Fire": Spinola's Invasion of the Dutch Provinces --
Ch. 8. Exhaustion --
Ch. 9. Warrior Diplomacy --
Ch. 10. The Search for the Advantage: Negotiation of the Twelve Year's Truce --
Conclusion: The Pax Hispanica in Northwestern Europe.

"This book examines the strategies that led King Philip III to extend the laurel branch to his foes. Paul Allen argues that, contrary to widespread belief, the king's gestures of peace were in fact part of a grand strategy to enable Spain to regain military and economic strength while its opponents were falsely lulled away from their military pursuits. From the outset, Allen contends, Philip and his advisers intended the Pax Hispanica to continue only until Spain was able to resume its battles - and defeat its enemies."--Jacket.

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