Full Description
Originally published in 1961, this masterly study of the guns used by the rivals in the Armada campaign remains an essential contribution to the understanding of the event, for it gave a new perspective to the whole battle. The long-drawn-out struggle in the summer of 1588 was the first major sea-action which was a straight artillery-duel and nothing else. With that the ship-borne gun began its long reign which lasted unbroken from the Armada to the Coral Sea and Midway Island.
Contents
Introduction. 1. Classification 2. The Guns of the Queen's Ships, 1569-1599 3. The Guns of the Queen's Ships in 1588 4. The Guns of the Auxiliary English Fleet in 1588 5. The Guns of the Spanish Fleet in 1588 6. Comparisons A: Natures and Numbers of Guns B. Ammunition 1. Powder 2. Round-Shot 7. The Lessons of the Armada Fight. Appendices: 1. The English, Spanish and Italian Pounds in 1588 2. The Musket in 1588 3. The Missing Guns of the N.S. Del Rosario and the San Salvador.
