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Armada : the Spanish enterprise and England's deliverance in 1588 / Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Colin, 1906- author.
- Parker, Geoffrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shipwrecks--Ireland.
- Shipwrecks.
- Shipwrecks--Scotland.
- Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598.
- Spain.
- Spain--History, Naval--16th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Naval history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (704 p.) : 32pp. plates + 200 integrated
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England. Three weeks later an English fireship attack in the Channel—and then a fierce naval battle—foiled the planned invasion. Many myths still surround these events. The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain’s efforts are belittled. But what really happened during that fateful encounter? Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated account provides a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being; how they looked, sounded, and smelled; and what happened when they finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain inevitable, and at the political and dynastic aftermath, Armada deconstructs the many legends to reveal why, ultimately, the bold Spanish mission failed.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I The Fleets Assemble
- Part II God’s Obvious Design
- Part III ‘It came, it saw, it departed’
- Part IV The Aftermath
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Illustrations
- Index
- Appendixes
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780300268928
- 0-300-26892-0
- OCLC:
- 1371509407
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