Garrett Mattingly's thrilling narrative sets out the background of the sixteenth-century European intrigue and religious unrest that gave rise to one of the world's most famous maritime crusades and the naval battles that decided its fate. In putting the naval campaign of 1588 back into the context of the first great international crisis of modern history, Mattingly builds up, like the movements of a symphony, a broad picture of how events of the time affected men's actions, plans and hopes. He brilliantly connects a series ...
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Garrett Mattingly's thrilling narrative sets out the background of the sixteenth-century European intrigue and religious unrest that gave rise to one of the world's most famous maritime crusades and the naval battles that decided its fate. In putting the naval campaign of 1588 back into the context of the first great international crisis of modern history, Mattingly builds up, like the movements of a symphony, a broad picture of how events of the time affected men's actions, plans and hopes. He brilliantly connects a series of scenes or episodes, shifting the point of focus from England to the continent and from courts to ships and cities. The feeling of tension mounts to a crescendo throughout Europe as the great drama of the Armada is approached. The battle itself and the aftermath are so vividly and poignantly described that they might be happening in our world today. 'A rare and wonderful book, as readable and exciting as a novel, amazingly fresh and stimulating in its approach to a great subject, and impressive for the wide range and authority of its scholarship.' J.E. Neale
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Very good in rubbed d/w. Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels-General An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources. UL-XXXXXX. Small format. 415pp illustrations.
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G in chipped d/w. Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels-General An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources. UL-XXXXXX. 382pp, illustrations, maps, index.
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Good. Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels-General An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources. UL-XXXXXX. Small format, 415pp, illustrations, maps, index.
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0224020706. Second edition: Very good light tan boards, gold lettering to spine, light bumping to corners, large 8 vo., near fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated endpapers, 384 pages. Illustrated in black and white. A well respected text about this major battle that dominated the reign of Elizabeth I.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.