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The grand strategy of Philip II
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- Creator
- Geoffrey Parker
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [1998]
- ©1998
- Physical Details
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- xx, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780300075403, 0300075405
- OCLC
- ocm38992878
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-433) and index.
- Introduction: Did Philip II Have a Grand Strategy? -- Pt. I. The Context of Strategic Culture. 1. 'The Largest Brain in the World'. 2. Distance: Public Enemy Number 1? 3. 'With God on Our Side' -- Pt. II. The Formation of Grand Strategy. 4. 'The Great Bog of Europe': the Netherlands, 1555-77. 5. The 'British Problem', 1558-85. 6. The 'Enterprise of England', 1585-88 -- Pt. III. The Execution of Grand Strategy. 7. The Worst-kept Secret in Europe? 8. Was Parma Ready? 9. The Guns of August. 10. After the Armada -- Conclusion: Agent and Structure