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The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such well-known sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher. For about 40 years they fought a private war with the Spanish, and while their success in defeating the Spanish Armada is well known, this book also covers their exploits in the New World.

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Background and sources; the Spanish Main; the Spanish war machine; "sea dog" crews; the Elizabethan art of war; a gallery of sea dogs; Spanish fortifications and ports; plunder from the Main; the ships and the sea dogs; flags and national identity.

Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560–1605

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    A Paperback / softback by Angus Konstam, Angus McBride

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 25/09/2000
      ISBN13: 9781841760155, 978-1841760155
      ISBN10: 1841760153

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such well-known sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher. For about 40 years they fought a private war with the Spanish, and while their success in defeating the Spanish Armada is well known, this book also covers their exploits in the New World.

      Table of Contents
      Background and sources; the Spanish Main; the Spanish war machine; "sea dog" crews; the Elizabethan art of war; a gallery of sea dogs; Spanish fortifications and ports; plunder from the Main; the ships and the sea dogs; flags and national identity.

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