Armada : the Spanish enterprise and England's deliverance in 1588 / Geoffrey Parker, Colin Martin.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2022.

768 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England. Three weeks later an English fireship attack in the Channel - and then a fierce naval battle - foiled the planned invasion. Many myths still surround these events. The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain's efforts are belittled. But what really happened during that fateful encounter? Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker provide a fresh understanding of how the rival fleets came into being.

9780300259865 (hbk)

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942.055

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