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Author | : Robert Hutchinson |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2014-06-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1466847484 |
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In this dramatic hour-by-hour, blow-by-blow account of the Spanish Armada's attempt to destroy Elizabeth's England, Robert Hutchinson spins a compelling and unbelievable narrative. After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe, including Spain. In October 1585, King Philip II of Spain declared his intention to destroy Protestant England and began preparing invasion plans, leading to an intense intelligence war between the two countries and culminating in the dramatic sea battles of 1588. Popular history dictates that the defeat of the Spanish Armada was a David versus Goliath victory, snatched by plucky and outnumbered English forces. In this tightly written and fascinating new history, Robert Hutchinson explodes this myth, revealing the true destroyers of the Spanish Armada—inclement weather and bad luck. Of the 125 Spanish ships that set sail against England, only 60 limped home, the rest wrecked or sank with barely a shot fired from their main armament. Using everything from contemporary eyewitness accounts to papers held by the national archives in Spain and the United Kingdom, Hutchinson re-creates one of history's most famous episodes in an entirely new way.
Author | : Robert F. Marx |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Places the greatest naval battle between England and Spain in historical context and explains how the unexpected British victory changed the course of history.
Author | : John Barratt |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2006-03-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1781597030 |
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The political machinations, the strategies, and the hour-by-hour accounts of the war that locked Elizabeth I and Philip II in a battle for naval supremacy. The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering Spanish galleons has achieved almost legendary status. In this compelling new account John Barratt reconstructs the battle against the Armada in the concise, clear Campaign Chronicles format, which records the action in vivid detail, day by day, hour by hour. He questions common assumptions about the battle and looks again at aspects of the action that have been debated or misunderstood. Included are full orders of battle showing the chains of command and the effective strengths and fighting capabilities of the opposing fleets.There is also an in-depth analysis of the far-reaching consequences of the wreck of Philip II’s great enterprise.
Author | : Robert Frank MARX |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1968 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Felipe Fernández-Armesto |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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The Spanish Armada challenges that view. On the 400th anniversary of the famous sea battle, it offers a more balanced account of the confrontation between the Spanish and British naval powers than has previously been presented. According to Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, the British did not "defeat" the Spaniards; rather, the event should be seen as a "failure" of the Armada to invade British territory. Miles from home, with many of its crew sick, and fighting in stormy waters, the Spanish fleet did well, Fernandez argues, not to be completely routed. Further, he says, it reflects badly on the British not to have inflicted more damage on such a disadvantaged opponent.
Author | : John Knox Laughton |
Publisher | : [London] : Navy Records Society |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Armada, 1588 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David Anderson |
Publisher | : Franklin Watts |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780531195055 |
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Describes the religious and territorial conflict between England and Spain and discusses the events of 1588 when the Spanish Armada met the English navy in the English Channel.
Author | : Simon Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Roger Hart |
Publisher | : Wayland |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Discusses the causes and describes the events of the decisive battle that assured English independence from Spanish rule.
Author | : Angus Konstam |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2009-07-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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With the launch of the Spanish Armada in 1588, England suffered its greatest threat since the Norman invasion some 500 years before. This book details the background to the campaign, the opposing fleets, and the whole campaign, including the Armada's disastrous return voyage around Scotland and Ireland.