Armada ,The Improbable Rise Of The East India Company 2 Books Collection Set

Armada Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker, Adventurers David Howarth 2 Books Set\nDescription :-\nArmada: The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588 Publisher \u200F : \u200E Yale University PressLanguage \u200F : \u200E EnglishHardcover \u200F : \u200E 768 pagesISBN-10 \u200F : \u200E 0300259867ISBN-13 \u200F : \u200E 978-0300259865Dimensions \u200F : \u200E 16.21 x 5.41 x 24.21 cmIn July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England. Three weeks later an English fireship attack in the Channel\u2015and then a fierce naval battle\u2015foiled the planned invasion. Many myths still surround these events. The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain\u2019s efforts are belittled. But what really happened during that fateful encounter?Drawing on archives from around the world, Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker also deploy vital new evidence from Armada shipwrecks off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. Their gripping, beautifully illustrated acc.