Armada: The Spanish Enterprise And England’s Deliverance In 1588 Geoffrey Parker Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Definitive History Of Spanish Armada Lavishly Illustrated And Fully Revised Selected By Foreign Affairs As One Best Books 2023 “Will Surely Become Account ”—Stephen Brumwell Wall Street Journal In July 1588 Sailed From Corunna To Conquer England Three Weeks Later An English Fireship Attack Channel—And Then A Fierce Naval Battle—Foiled Planned Invasion Many Myths Still Surround These Events Genius Sir Francis Drake Is Exalted While Spain’s Efforts Are Belittled But What Really Happened During That Fateful Encounter? Drawing On Archives Around World Colin Martin Geoffrey Parker Also Deploy Vital New Evidence Shipwrecks Off Coasts Ireland Scotland Their Gripping Beautifully Provides Fresh Understanding How Rival Fleets Came Into Being They Looked Sounded Smelled When Finally Clashed Looking Beyond Complex Politics Which Made War Between Spain Inevitable At Political Dynastic Aftermath Deconstructs Legends Reveal Why Ultimately Bold Mission Failed Σελίδες: 768 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0329 Διαστάσεις: 15 9X15 9Cm