The Armada
By Garrett Mattingly
(Mariner Books, Paperback, 9780395083666, 464pp.)
Publication Date: January 1988
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Europe - Great Britain - General, Europe - Spain & Portugal, Western Europe - General
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This award-winning story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada has been hailed as a historical masterpiece. The book covers Queen Elizabeth's reign over a turbulent nation, while the Duke of Parma plans the invasion of England from the Netherlands. The crucial period from February 1587 to December 1588 is presented in a series of detailed, dramatic scenes. The second part of the book is devoted to the naval battle from the first sight of the Armada off the Scilly Isles to the return of its broken remnants to the ports of Spain.
Garrett Mattingly (1900-1962) was a historian, educator, and best-selling author. He served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and in 1948 joined the faculty of Columbia University, where he taught European history.
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