Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. CHAPTER ONE An Andalusian Grandee 1
6. CHAPTER TWO A Career of Service 19
7. CHAPTER THREE Captain General without Title 38
8. CHAPTER FOUR War Comes to Andalusia 56
9. CHAPTER FIVE Command of the Armada 76
10. CHAPTER SIX The Armada at Lisbon 92
11. CHAPTER SEVEN The Armada Campaign: Lisbon to the Channel 108
12. CHAPTER EIGHT The Armada Campaign: Lizard Point to the Isle of Wight 128
13. CHAPTER NINE The Armada Campaign: Calais to Santander 156
14. CHAPTER TEN Recovery from Defeat 176
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN The Sack of Cadiz 193
16. CHAPTER TWELVE From Philip II to Philip III 214
17. Appendix: Battle Order of the Armada 235
18. Abbreviations 245
19. Notes 247
20. Glossary 283
21. Select Bibliography 287
22. Index 297