ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARMADA
From Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta fleet, armed forces, from Latin armāre to provide with arms.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMADA»
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Chronicles events surrounding the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada and explains its effects on European history.
2
The Spanish
Armada: Revised Edition
At the end of July 1588, Philip II's Armada of 130 ships set sail against England.
Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker, 1999
3
Commander of the
Armada: The Seventh Duke of Medina Sidonia
The life story of the seventh Duke of Medina Sidonia, best known as the man who led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 1588.
A stirring reconstruction of one of history's great--and least known --naval battles.... Fascinating stuff. A boon for students of military history and naval warfare.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review).
Constantine Pleshakov, 2008
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The Defeat Of The Spanish
Armada
Garrett Mattingly's thrilling narrative sets out the background of the sixteenth-century European intrigue and religious unrest that gave rise to one of the world's most famous maritime crusades and the naval battles that decided its fate.
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The
Armada Campaign 1588
Om den spanske armada i 1588, med særligt fokus på de engelske og spanske troppers organisation, uniformer, udstyr, mm.
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England and the Spanish
Armada: The Necessary Quarrel
"The Armada campaign pitted Europe's mightiest military power against Christendom's most powerful navy in a battle for different ideals of civilisation.
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The
Armada Campaign 1588: The Great Enterprise Against England
Søkrigsførelse. Beskrivelse af den spanske armadas forsøg på at invadere England i 1588. Bogen indeholder kort, plancher og beskrivelser af den engelske og spanske flådes organisation samt taktik.
Describes the religious and territorial conflict between England and Spain and discusses the events of 1588 when the Spanish Armada met the English navy in the English Channel.
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