The Armada
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the summer of 1588, the fate of Protestant Europe hung by a thread as the most formidable naval fleet ever assembled — one hundred and thirty ships bearing the pride of Catholic Spain — sailed northward through the English Channel to deliver a knockout blow to the island kingdom of Elizabeth I. The Armada by Garrett Mattingly is a masterwork of narrative history that chronicles this pivotal clash of empires with the breathless pace of a thriller, reconstructing the diplomatic intrigues, religious passions, and strategic miscalculations that led two great powers to their decisive confrontation on the open seas. Mattingly, a distinguished Columbia University historian, brings to bear a meticulous command of primary sources and an extraordinary gift for prose, transforming what might have been a dry chronicle of naval maneuvers into a richly human drama populated by vividly drawn figures — from the ill-fated Duke of Medina Sidonia to the resolute Francis Drake. The book argues compellingly that the Armada's failure was as much a product of human fallibility and the chaos of fortune as it was of English seamanship, and its Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative resonates as a profound meditation on the role of chance in shaping the course of civilizations. For anyone who wishes to understand how the modern world was born on the storm-tossed waters of the Atlantic, this is an indispensable and unforgettable account.
Author: Garrett Mattingly
Format: Paperback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings,Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the summer of 1588, the fate of Protestant Europe hung by a thread as the most formidable naval fleet ever assembled — one hundred and thirty ships bearing the pride of Catholic Spain — sailed northward through the English Channel to deliver a knockout blow to the island kingdom of Elizabeth I. The Armada by Garrett Mattingly is a masterwork of narrative history that chronicles this pivotal clash of empires with the breathless pace of a thriller, reconstructing the diplomatic intrigues, religious passions, and strategic miscalculations that led two great powers to their decisive confrontation on the open seas. Mattingly, a distinguished Columbia University historian, brings to bear a meticulous command of primary sources and an extraordinary gift for prose, transforming what might have been a dry chronicle of naval maneuvers into a richly human drama populated by vividly drawn figures — from the ill-fated Duke of Medina Sidonia to the resolute Francis Drake. The book argues compellingly that the Armada's failure was as much a product of human fallibility and the chaos of fortune as it was of English seamanship, and its Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative resonates as a profound meditation on the role of chance in shaping the course of civilizations. For anyone who wishes to understand how the modern world was born on the storm-tossed waters of the Atlantic, this is an indispensable and unforgettable account.