The Spanish Armada

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Examines the intelligence war behind the sea battles of 1588 to reveal lesser-known factors that led to England's dramatic victory, challenging popular theories to argue that the Spanish Armada was defeated by inclement weather and bad luck.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Spanish Armada / Robert Hutchinson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.
Edition:First U.S. edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:xxviii, 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color) ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781250047120, 1250047129
oclc:ocn857982108
LC Classification:DA360
Dewey Decimal:942.05/5

The enemy within -- Rumours of war -- Ramparts of earth and manure -- The great and most fortunate Navy -- First sighting -- Action this day -- Firestorm -- Fleeing for home -- Shipwrecked upon an alien shore -- 'God be praised for all his works' -- The english armada -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Order of battle of English fleet -- Appendix II: Order of battle of Spanish Fleet -- Chronology -- Dramatis persona -- Glossary.

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1479 - 1603 Armada, 1588 Espagne -- Histoire -- 1479-1516 (Ferdi… Espagne -- Histoire -- 1556-1598 (Phili… Espagne -- Histoire navale Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire navale -- 1… Great Britain Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudo… History Naval history Spain Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabe… Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598 Spain -- History, Naval Spain., Armada