TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Paul C.
TI  - Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621: the failure of grand strategy 
SN  - 9780300076820
AV  - DP183 .A45 2000
U1  - 946.051 ALL 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Philip
KW  - Peace
KW  - Spain
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1598-1621
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Europe
KW  - Treaties
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0b8a8-aa
ER  -