Buy this book on-line STRADLING,R.A**:: : THE ARMADA OF FLANDERS - Spanish Maritime Policy and European War,1568-1668.**UK.CAMBRIDGE.CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,1992. ISBN 0521405343.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj.B/w illustrated upper wrap [oil-painting of the sea-fight off Nieuwpoort between the Dutch blockading squadron and galleons of the Flanders armada (1640),by Jacob Geritz Loeff.] with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Minisculely bumped to head+foot of spine/
backstrip with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally clean, contents bright,tight and clean also.Clean,black cloth bds with bright,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.8vo,vii-xix+3-276pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages, contents list, preface, glossary, comparative
table of Spanish and Flanders currencies c.1620-60; abbreviations list,2 b/w maps,Pts 1-4 comprising 10 chapters, an epilogue,appendices(13),biblio,index and 2pp publisher advert for other titles in the same series and 4pp blanks to rear.
During the Thirty Years' War, Spanish naval power reached unprecedented levels.The creation of a 'fleet in being', employed widely in defence of Monarchy and Empire, was part of a profound reappraisal of Madrid's international strategy.
Maritime concerns were perceived as vital to the political, military and economic priorities of the Monarchy.They played a central role in the great programme of reform elaborated and co-ordinated by the Count-Duke of Olivares.The ports and shipyards of Flanders, above all Dunkirk,were the crucial focus of maritime revival.The Flanders armada,which took shape in response to the use of seapower by the Dutch rebels, evolved into the most effective unit in Spain's defence establishment - a devastating and awe-inspiring weapon.In combination with its privateering auxiliaries, this elite striking force dominated the North Sea for some twenty years (1625-1645), and campaigned also in Mediterranean and Atlantic theatres of war.Yet its contribution to the tenacious survival of Spanish hegemony has never before been assessed.A narrative of the armada's fighting record over the century of its meaningful existence is presented with constant reference to the startegic-logistical context and analysis of policymaking in Madrid.
Attention is paid to the political significance of maritime policy, and particularly the relationship between Madrid and its subordinated headquarters in Brussels.A major section of analysis is supported by a set of quantitavie appendices.
Treatment is given to the infrastructure of the armada;the ships themselves,above all the revolutionary but elusive
'frigate';the social hierachy of crews and commanders;and details of administration and financing.
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