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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Light foxing at page edges, ow g in worn dw. Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels-General An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it, the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard' at Cadiz the formidable invasion operations of 1587/1588 and the defeat of the Armada. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament, plus notes on sources. UL-XXXXXX. 382pp, ills, maps, index.
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Near fine in Very good jacket. Near fine/VGC plus. Jonathan Cape, 1983. Second edition. Large format tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the cover0 in near fine condition, with Dj(very small tear on the edges of the Dj cover, a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC plus. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages with a small mark on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages, previous owner's name written inside the back of the front endpaper. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.384pp including A general note on sources, a note about ships and their guns, notes to chapters, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1.4 Kg).
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint, large 8vo, 382pp, photo reproductions, previous owner's inscription ffep and some edge spotting o/w VG Copy in VG DJ the flaps of which are stuck to the pastedowns.