About this title: Pulitzer prize-winning historian Garrett Mattingly's bestselling classic is now, on the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, available in a new deluxe hardcover edition. Three 8-page photo inserts.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Binding tight with owner name in front. Interior otherwise clean with text unmarked. Corner fold to one page, no stains or tears. Edges lightly soiled. Boards are clean with edge wear and corner bump. Solid copy, 463 pages,... Hardcover. 463 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. read more
Binding: Trade Paper back
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. 427 pages includes notes, with maps and illustrations of the sea battle that altered the course of Northern European history. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mariner Books, Boston
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780395083666ISBN:0395083664
Description: Very Good. 1974 softcover very good condition Thanks for looking at our books we ship fast. no highlighting. This award-winning story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada has been hailed as a historical masterpiece. The book covers Queen Elizabeth's reign over a tu. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. -11th Pr--443 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. Cover has only light signs of wear. -Publish Place: Boston MA-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. ---443 pages. Interior is clean. Binding is cracked at title page. Boards have light bumping to corners. -Publish Place: Boston-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. -Sentry Edition--443 pages. Interior-nice overall condition with spine cover not attached at the back. The covers are well-preserved with only slight signs of use. -Publish Place: Boston-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780395083666ISBN:0395083664
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. clean, tight and straight, a little wear including a name written inside the front cover, Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. American Heritage Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
"The English had smaller faster ships and better long range guns. The Spanish were defeated before they began to fight, They pulled into port with their tails between their legs. This is where Sir Francis Drake made his name."
"An excellent and very detailed review of European history beginning with the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots and continuing through the ultimate demise of the Spanish Armada. A perhaps overlooked aspect of the outcome is the fact that the victory likely resulted in the continuing independence of the French state which may have otherwise fallen under the domination of Spain."
"Of the many books about the reign of Elizabeth I, the one I keep coming back to quote is Mattingly's line, "Like all the great love affairs of history, that between Elizabeth and her subjects remains a mystery." This should indicate the level of insight and wit in this remarkable book. I have reread it many times (this is my third copy) and have always come away with new insights and understanding, as well as admiration for the sheer quality of the prose."
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