The Spanish Armada
Hutchinson, Robert, 1948-2014
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After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe - not least 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, culminating in the dramatic sea battles of 1588. Robert Hutchinson's tautly written book examines this battle for intelligence, and uses everything from contemporary eye-witness accounts to papers held by the national archives in Spain and the UK to recount the dramatic battle that raged up the English Channel.
Main title:
The Spanish Armada / Robert Hutchinson.
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Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2014.
Collation:
xxviii, 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780220888 (pbk)178022088X (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.055 HUT942.055
LC class:
DA360
Language:
English
BRN:
313347