Spanish Armada / Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker.

By:

Martin, Colin, 1939-

Contributor(s):

Parker, Geoffrey, 1943-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: U K ; London : Mandolin 1999.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 296 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.PbkISBN:

9781901341140

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

942.055 MAR 20

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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