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The Spanish Armada: The Experience of War in 1588 by Fern'andez-Arm
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780198229261
- Book Title
- Spanish Armada : the Experience of War in 1588
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 1988
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Science, History
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Botany, Modern / 16th Century
- Item Weight
- 24.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198229267
ISBN-13
9780198229261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1530803
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spanish Armada : the Experience of War in 1588
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Modern / 16th Century
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
24.3 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-022914
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
946/.04
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Linked in British history with the beginning of England's naval supremacy, the defeat of the Spanish Armada has long been presented as a David-and-Goliath battle in which the Armada, then the uncontested ruler of the seas, was roundly beaten by a British force that was roughly a third its size. The Spanish Armada challenges that view, offering a more balanced account of the confrontation between the Spanish and British naval powers than has previously been presented. In this well-documented book, Fernandez-Armesto examines the causes of the historical representation of the battle of 1588 and re-creates the event from both sides. The Spaniards, with their tendency to hyperbole, he says, exaggerated the defeat they suffered at British hands. And the story told by the British he attributes to three distorting influences: the "black legend" of Spanish cruelty; the "Whig interpretation of English history," which paints the battle as a victory of English freedom over Spanish despotism; and "Protestant apologetics," according to which the confrontation proved the superiority of the Protestant religion. Based on numerous first-person accounts, the author's reconstruction of the battle is replete with details of 16th-century life--especially that aboard a sea-going ship--and it describes in fascinating detail the planning (which was muddled on both sides), the strategy, the actual warfare (waged against both the enemy and the weather). Appearing on the 400th anniversary of the Armada's "defeat," it offers an original, authoritative reinterpretation of one of the most famous sea battles in history., The "defeat" of the Spanish Armada by the Royal Navy in 1588 is a story every schoolchild knows. Linked in British history with the beginning of England's naval supremacy, it has been presented for years as a David-and-Goliath showdown in which the Armada, then the uncontested ruler of the seas, was roundly defeated by a British force that was roughly a third the size of the Armada. The Spanish Armada challenges that view. On the 400th anniversary of the famous sea battle, it offers a more balanced account of the confrontation between the Spanish and British naval powers than has previously been presented. According to Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, the British did not "defeat" the Spaniards; rather, the event should be seen as a "failure" of the Armada to invade British territory. Miles from home, with many of its crew sick, and fighting in stormy waters, the Spanish fleet did well, Fernandez argues, not to be completely routed. Further, he says, it reflects badly on the British not to have inflicted more damage on such a disadvantaged opponent. In this well-written and documented book, Fernandez-Armesto examines the causes of the historical representation of the battle of 1588 and re-creates the event from both sides. The Spaniards, with their tendency to hyperbole, he says, exaggerate the defeat they suffered at British hands. The story told by the British he attributes to three distorting influences: the "black legend" of Spanish cruelty; the "Whig interpretation of English history," which paints the battle as a victory of English freedom over Spanish despotism; and "Protestant apologetics," according to which the confrontation proved the superiority of the Protestant religion. (One British description of the attack referred to it as an example of "the incessant malice of the enemies of the Gospel.)" Based on numerous first-person accounts, the author's retelling of the confrontation is replete with details of 16th-century life--especially that aboard a sea-going ship. Beginning with the raising of funds, he chronicles the planning (which was muddled on both sides), the strategy, and the actual warfare (waged against both the enemy and the weather). Stressing the common experiences of both sides, Fernandez-Armesto offers a fresh view of one of the most famous sea battles in history.
LC Classification Number
DA360.F43 1988
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