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The Voyage of the Armada: The Spanish Story (Paperback)

by David Howarth (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Lyons Press (Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1585744247
  • ISBN-13: 978-1585744244
  • Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,623,995 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The author recreates the drama of the Armada's progress and course, from the dogmatic and irrational Philip II to the luckless Spanish soldiers who ventured, unquestioning, into unknown seas to confront their fates. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


About the Author

David Howarth, who died in 1991, was one of Britain's best writers of historical events. He himself had worked as war correspondent for the BBC in the Second World War, reporting the chaos of Dunkirk, but with the fall of France he joined the Navy and then came under the command of the SOE (Special Operating Service) running clandestine operations between Shetland and Norway. For this he was awarded the highest honours that Norway could award a foreigner. His own naval experiences in wartime and those in peacetime as an experienced sailor and boatmaker in Shetland, allow him to write with great understanding about a battle amidst the perils of the sea. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Story of the "Enterprise against England", 2 Dec 2001
By Aussie Reader ""Rick"" (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Voyage of the Armada: The Spanish Story (Windrush Press Book) (Paperback)
This wonderfully descriptive book by the English author, David Howarth, is well worth reading if you have a desire to learn about the Spanish Armada and the "Enterprise against England". Although this book, 'The Voyage of the Armada' (1981) is not as detailed as 'The Armada' (1959) by Garrett Mattingly, its still a great story and well worth the time to read.

By all accounts this story of the enterprise is told as it was seen through the eyes and experiences of the Spanish soldiers and sailors and is very well done in that regard. Using first hand accounts found in numerous Spanish letters and reports, many previously not utilised before, the story comes alive and gives you a real feeling and understanding of the participants, many who did not survive to tell their tale.

One aspect of the book that I found pleasing was that the author took the story past the battle with the English fleet. David Howarth provides the reader with an account of what happened to the ships and men who actually survived the "dash" up the Channel. Those who were shipwrecked along the Irish coast were subjected to even more terror than they had experienced so far and very few survived.

The real hero of this story is Medina Sidonia, the commander of the Spanish ships, and I found myself wondering could anyone have done any better under similar circumstances? This is a great story with an exciting narrative and although it only runs to 250 pages (hardback edition) I found I came away with a better understanding of what happened and why. This book would be a great companion volume to 'The Armada' by Garrett Mattingly but can stand alone as a decent and well presented account of the "Armada".

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