Armada

by Patrick Williams

In the summer of 1588 Philip II's Invincible Armada edged its way slowly down the English Channel towards the Straits of Dover. The fleet consisted of more than 130 ships and 30,000 men, but Philip II of Spain had not sent the Armada to fight the English navy; rather, he had instructed his commander to avoid battle and to ferry the invincible troops of Spain's Army of Flanders across to England to depose Elizabeth I. However, despite its awesome size...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071376933
• ISBN13: 9780752429762
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.6"