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Hutchinson, Robert, 1948- author.
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Spain. Armada -- History -- 16th century.
Spain. Armada -- History.
Armada, 1588.
Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
Spain -- History, Naval.
Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
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The Spanish Armada /...
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The Spanish Armada / Robert Hutchinson.
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Hutchinson, Robert, 1948- author.
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Subjects
Spain. Armada -- History -- 16th century.
Spain. Armada -- History.
Armada, 1588.
Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
Spain -- History, Naval.
Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
ISBN:
9781250047120 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
1250047129 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Description:
xxviii, 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Contents:
The enemy within -- Rumours of war -- Ramparts of earth and manure -- The great and most fortunate Navy -- First sighting -- Action this day -- Firestorm -- Fleeing for home -- Shipwrecked upon an alien shore -- 'God be praised for all his works' -- The english armada -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Order of battle of English fleet -- Appendix II: Order of battle of Spanish Fleet -- Chronology -- Dramatis persona -- Glossary.
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Examines the intelligence war behind the sea battles of 1588 to reveal lesser-known factors that led to England's dramatic victory, challenging popular theories to argue that the Spanish Armada was defeated by inclement weather and bad luck.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
942.055 Hu
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
942.055 Hu
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