The story of the Spanish Armada, sent crashing to destruction in stormy seas by English battleships, is one of the most famous and popular of British history. Philip II of Spain's crusade to conquer Protestant England was the culmination of an undeclared war between the two nations which had simmere
The Spanish Armada.by Michael Lewis
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- Book ID
- 124782131
- Publisher
- Society for Military History
- Year
- 1969
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-3931
- DOI
- 10.2307/1984947
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