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A history of the Flanders armada and its contribution to the tenacious survival of Spanish hegemony. A narrative of its fighting record in the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic is presented, with constant reference to the strategic-logistical context and analysis of policymaking in Madrid.

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Part I. Prologue - Failure and Retrenchment, 1568–1621: 1. The search for a naval policy; 2. Dunkirk rediscovered; Part II. The Great Offensive, 1621–1640: 3. The first quinquennium; 4. The first crisis; 5. Dunkirk's golden decade; Part III. Dunkirk and the Defence of Empire, 1640–1658: 6. The Flanders fleet in the South; 7. The prize of Dunkirk; Part IV. Quills, Keels and Cutlasses: 8. Men and ships - the cutting edge; 9. Administration - structures, personnel, finance; 10. Prizetaking - plunder of a century; Epilogue - decay and transition, 1658–1668; Appendices.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521525121, 978-0521525121
      ISBN10: 0521525128

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A history of the Flanders armada and its contribution to the tenacious survival of Spanish hegemony. A narrative of its fighting record in the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic is presented, with constant reference to the strategic-logistical context and analysis of policymaking in Madrid.

      Table of Contents
      Part I. Prologue - Failure and Retrenchment, 1568–1621: 1. The search for a naval policy; 2. Dunkirk rediscovered; Part II. The Great Offensive, 1621–1640: 3. The first quinquennium; 4. The first crisis; 5. Dunkirk's golden decade; Part III. Dunkirk and the Defence of Empire, 1640–1658: 6. The Flanders fleet in the South; 7. The prize of Dunkirk; Part IV. Quills, Keels and Cutlasses: 8. Men and ships - the cutting edge; 9. Administration - structures, personnel, finance; 10. Prizetaking - plunder of a century; Epilogue - decay and transition, 1658–1668; Appendices.

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