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The Armada

by Garrett Mattingly

The 1588 Armada campaign in context

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The 1588 Armada campaign in context

Garrett Mattingly’s account centers on the naval campaign of 1588 and the English fleet’s defeat of the Spanish Armada. The book places that confrontation within the wider attention it commanded across Europe and connects it to the settlement of the New World. Its subject is both a specific military encounter and an episode with broader historical stakes, making the campaign the organizing thread for a study of sixteenth-century naval conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the Spanish Armada and English naval history
  • Those exploring sixteenth-century European military history
  • Readers seeking historical context for the settlement of the New World

Themes

Naval warfareSixteenth-century EuropeEnglish and Spanish conflictThe settlement of the New World

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Book overview

Chronicling one of the most spectacular events of the sixteenth century, The Armada is the definitive story of the English fleet's infamous defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The esteemed and critically acclaimed historian Garrett Mattingly explores all dimensions of the naval campaign, which captured the attention of the European world and played a deciding role in the settlement of the New World. "So skillfully constructed it reads like a novel" (New York Times), The Armada is sure to appeal to the scholar and amateur historian alike.

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