| Title:
|
THE ARMADA CAMPAIGN 1588
THE GREAT ENTERPRISE AGAINST ENGLAND |
| By: |
Angus Konstam, Howard Gerrard (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£16.99 |
| Our price: |
£14.02 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£2.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1841761923 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841761923 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
25 March, 2001 |
| Series: |
Osprey Campaign S. No.86 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
The thwarted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada is studied here in detail. How Philip II's fleet was stopped from invading England and forced into full retreat is looked into with the help of battle plans and bird's eye views of the action. |
| Synopsis: |
Ever a popular subject, the thwarted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada is studied here in detail. How Philip ll's fleet was, in a few short days, stopped from invading England and forced into full retreat is looked at in a new and fascinating way, With the help of battle plans and bird's eye views of the action Angus Konstam, a leading historian in the field, here considers many of the intriguing questions surrounding the campaign, Why did the Armada fail? Were the English really superior in ships and gunnery? And perhaps the most fascinating of all, what would have happened if the Spanish had succeeded? |
| Illustrations: |
37 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, further reading |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |