Garrett Mattingly · 1959
A historical narrative detailing the military and political events surrounding the 1588 Spanish Armada.
Tom Holland lists it as one of his favorite books because of how brilliantly it is written.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“There's actually a brilliant, it's brilliantly phrased by Garrett Mattingly, who wrote one of my favourite ever books on the defeat of the Spanish Armada.”
Why: It is one of the speaker's favorite books.
Tom Holland, Host on The Rest Is HistoryElizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1)
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