Spanish Armada The Experience of War In 1588

Name: Spanish Armada The Experience of War In 1588
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ISBN: 9780192851963

ISBN-10: 0192851969

ISBN-13: 9780192851963

Edition: 1989 (Reprint)

Authors: Felipe Fernï¿½ndez-Armesto, Felipe Fernï¿½ndez-Armesto

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Ever since the "defeat" of the Spanish Armada by the British Royal Navy in 1588, British tradition has formed the events of that August into a glorious God-sent victory with a Protestant David overcoming the Goliath of Spanish tyranny. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's richly-illustrated volume challenges this view. Based on the latest research, he refutes the notion of a grand conflict of religion and values, and, instead, provides a more balanced account of the confrontation between the Spanish and British naval powers. Fernandez-Armesto argues that neither navy defeated the other. Both navies muddled strategic planning at high levels of command, faced frustration at the ineffective tactics…

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List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 318
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.19" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English