Confident Hope of a Miracle The True Story of the Spanish Armada

Name: Confident Hope of a Miracle The True Story of the Spanish Armada
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ISBN: 9781400078172

ISBN-10: 1400078172

ISBN-13: 9781400078172

Edition: 2006

Authors: Neil Hanson

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The real story of the Spanish Armada. In the winter of 1587 the Spanish Armada, the largest force of warships ever assembled, set sail to crush the English navy. This breathtaking overview of one of the most fascinating campaigns in European history begins with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the event that precipitated the launching of the Armada. From the first whispers of the threat against England and the English crown, to the return of the battered remnants of the fleet to Spain eighteen months later, it is a story rich in incident and intrigue. In this controversial study, Neil Hanson claims that Francis Drake’s intention was not to sink the Armada ships but to disable and…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Glossary



The Enterprise of England



God's Obvious Design



In the Cause of God



The Master of the Sea



Smoking the Wasps from Their Nests



The Floating Forest



So Violent a Sea and Wind



The Sea Beggars



The Wall of England



Like Bears Tied to Stakes



The Advantage of Time and Place



A Bad Place to Rest In



The Greatest Navy that Ever Swam upon the Sea



The Heavens Thundered



A Terrible Value of Great Shot



Resolved There to Live and Die



The Hell-burners



Aftermath



A Wonderful Fear



The Rags Which Yet Remain



The Disease Uncured



Vanished into Smoke



God Will Tire of Working Miracles


Notes


Bibliography


Index