Armada, 1587. Two Nations. One Bitter Conflict

Stack, John

ISBN 10: 0007389876 / ISBN 13: 9780007389872

Edité par HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2012

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First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE '"On, Retribution!" John Stack 5/1/12'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bruised, very slight lean. Not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 410pp. 1587. Two nations are locked in bitter conflict. One strives for dominance, the other for survival. After decades of religious strife Elizabeth sits on the throne of England. The reformation continues. Catholic revolts have been ruthlessly quashed, and Elizabeth has ordered the execution of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. On the continent bloody religious wars rage, but England stands apart, her surrounding seas keeping her safe from the land armies of her would be enemies. Only at sea do the English show their teeth. Sea captains and adventurers, hungry for the spoils of trade from the Spanish Main, regularly attack the gold laden galleons of Catholic Spain. They are terriers nipping at the feet of war horses but their victories disrupt the treasury of Spain, England's greatest threat, and Elizabeth's refusal to rein in her sea captains further antagonises Philip II. Thomas Varian is a captain in Drake's formidable navy, rising quickly through the ranks. But he guards a secret, one for which he would pay with his life if discovered, he is a Catholic. He is about to find his conflicting loyalty to his religion, to his Queen, and to his country tested under the most formidable of circumstances, facing the mighty Armada. Unknown to Varian, he will also be facing his long estranged father, who is fighting on the side of the Spanish enemy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Armada, 1587. Two Nations. One Bitter Conflict
• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0007389876
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780007389872
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Jacket by Lee Gibbons
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The author of the Masters of the Sea series, is back with a standalone battle book that will blow all others out of the water. 1587. Two nations are locked in bitter conflict. One strives for dominance, the other for survival. After decades of religious strife, Elizabeth sits on the throne of England. The reformation continues. Catholic revolts have been ruthlessly quashed, and Elizabeth has ordered the execution of her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. On the continent bloody religious wars rage, but England stands apart, her surrounding seas keeping her safe from the land armies of her would-be enemies. Only at sea do the English show their teeth. Sea captains and adventurers, hungry for the spoils of trade from the Spanish Main, regularly attack the gold-laden galleons of Catholic Spain. They are terriers nipping at the feet of war-horses but their victories disrupt the treasury of Spain, England's greatest threat, and Elizabeth's refusal to rein in her sea-captains further antagonises Philip II. Thomas Varian is a captain in Drake's formidable navy, rising quickly through the ranks. But he guards a secret - one for which he would pay with his life if discovered: he is a Catholic. He is about to find his conflicting loyalty to his religion, to his Queen, and to his country tested under the most formidable of circumstances: facing the mighty Armada. Unknown to Varian, he will also be facing his long-estranged father, who is fighting on the side of the Spanish enemy...

À propos de l?auteur

John Stack was born and lives in County Cork. He has always wanted to write but spent a long time working in other fields. In 2009, with the publication of Ship of Rome, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition of becoming an author.