The Spanish Armada By Garrett Mattingly

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The spanish armada by garrett mattingly.

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. It was published in 1959 by houghton mifflin company and mattingly won a special pulitzer prize for the work in 1960 as a first class history and a literary work of high order. 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. The armada is a popular history by garrett mattingly a historian who taught at columbia university about the attempt of the spanish armada to invade england in 1588.

Born in washington d c mattingly attended elementary school in washington and. Garrett mattingly may 6 1900 december 18 1962 was a professor of european history at columbia university who specialized in early modern diplomatic history. Garrett mattingley was an american historian who established a considerable reputation in europe and in particular the uk as the author of renaissance diplomacy 1955 which analysed the origins of diplomacy and the diplomatic profession in the courts of fifteenth century italy. Well now i have and it did not disappoint.

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. Garrett mattingly s the spanish armada the title of the edition i read is a classic of historical writing that i have known about ever since college and wanted to read eventually.