About this title: The Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1603 was, to most contemporary Englishmen, a conflict for the soul of the nation. To their descendants, the Armada campaign of 1588, the most dramatic phase of the struggle, represented a watershed in European history comparable to Waterloo, the Marne or Dunkirk. Like those battles, its outcome both preserved English freedoms and halted the momentum of an ambitious and alien empire. Yet the victorious nation had contributed much to the conflict. This book examines the process by which the Spaniard, a long-term ally and friend, became in English eyes the epitome ...
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Description: Fine. Collectible 1st Edition (2005 HC), 1st printing with 10 full numberline. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are nice and clean. Minor shelfwear. Free deliver confirmation! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Press, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106985ISBN:030010698X
Description: New in New jacket. The Armada campaign pitted Europe's mightiest military power against Christendom's most powerful navy in a battle for different ideals of a civilisation. Both protagonists expected the clash to be decisive; neither, as it soon became apparent, knew how to fight a battle whose scale and character were beyond the experience of anyone in the two fleets. What ensued was not the heroic encounter of legend, but an inconclusive affair, redeemed-for England-by atrocious weather and ... read more
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