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Bezig met laden... Drake: For God, Queen, and Plunder (Military Profiles) (editie 2005)door Wade G. Dudley
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. “Drake: For God, Queen, and Plunder” by Wade Dudley is an excellent condensed treatise on the life and daringly adventurous life of Sir Francis Drake. Mr. Dudley consistently and entertainingly portrays Drake as a pirate through-and-through. As a man who imperiled his life and the lives of many others fighting Spain in the old and new world. That Drake was tenacious is an understatement for as Dudley exclaims he would look abysmal failure in the eye and persevere until he did find plunder aplenty and then proceeded to literally burn everything in his wake. It’s military profiles like this one that inspire me to collect more, possibly a great deal more, material on the life and times of Sir Francis Drake. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1588, King Philip II of Spain attempted to return England to the Catholic fold by force of naval arms. The Spanish Armada confidently set sail for what became one of the most crushing defeats in history, due in part to the efforts of Sir Francis Drake. During the previous century, Europe had fully emerged from its Dark Ages, and its explorers ventured to all corners of the globe. Inevitably, these new world powers came into conflict with one another over economic, dynastic, and religious issues. In the midst of this upheaval, Francis Drake, who was motivated as much by his intense hatred of Catholic Spain as he was by his devotion to plunder and to his Protestant queen, etched a name for himself in the annals of naval history. Drake was born a commoner, but his exploits of raiding the Spanish Main elevated him to the nobility and the councils of Queen Elizabeth. Drake was a hero to the English people, but his superiors and rivals often considered him little more than a common pirate. Wade Dudley’s penetrating look at this complex man serves as an introduction to Drake’s life and provides a concise account of the religious and dynastic disputes that would affect Europe for the next three centuries. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)942.05History and Geography Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, TudorsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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