The Last Flight of Revenge

by Peter Earle

Book Overview

The last fight of the Revenge, which took place during the last two days of August 1591, was one of the most famous of all sea fights in English history. The courage of Sir Richard Grenville, as one ship stood against an armada of 53, has been an inspiration to generations of seafarers as well as to Tennyson for his evocative poem "The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet". The incident gives an insight into an heroic age and the war raging between the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855851067
• ISBN13: 9781855851061
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.