num_pages: 464
description: Chronicling one of the most spectacular events of the sixteenth century, The Armada is the definitive story of the English fleet’s infamous defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The esteemed and critically acclaimed historian Garrett Mattingly explores all dimensions of the naval campaign, which captured the attention of the European world and played a deciding role in the settlement of the New World. “So skillfully constructed it reads like a novel” (New York Times), The Armada is sure to appeal to the scholar and amateur historian alike.
language: English
title: The Armada
titlecomplete: The Armada
characters: Alonso de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
genres: Military Fiction, History, Military History, Spain, War, European History, Naval History, World History, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 864
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Mariner Books