Pointing to modern parallels between Philip's problems of governance and those facing Hitler and Churchill, or Kennedy and Johnson, this powerfully argued book provides a fascinating commentary on the nature of empires and the decision-making process as practiced by great powers. Finally Parker examines the small but fatal flaws in the execution of Philip's Grand Strategy, assesses the response of the king and his ministers to their failures, and questions whether the outcome might have been different with other policy options, another ruler, or a different strategic culture. He then explores the surviving documentation (from the Habsburgs, their allies, and their adversaries) on the formation of strategy in three crucial case studies: Philip's unsuccessful efforts to maintain his authority in the Netherlands, his defective peacetime management of foreign relations with Scotland and England, and his failed Armada campaign against England. Geoffrey Parker begins by defining the characteristics of Spain's strategic culture: the king's distinctive system of government, the "information overload" that threatened to engulf it, and the various strategic priorities and assumptions used to overcome the disparity between aims and means. The author investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Philip's strategic vision, the priorities that underlay his policies, the practices and prejudices that influenced his decision-making, and the external factors that affected the achievement of his goals. A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spains best-known king Philip II is not only the most famous king. by Geoffrey Parker ( 157 ) £10.99 £15.99 Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. Urn:oclc:632142964 Republisher_date 20161214174332 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 614 Scandate 20161214104251 Scanner 1556 until his death in 1598, Philip II of Spain ruled the first global empire in history, yet no one so far has analyzed precisely how he accomplished this feat. OL1826143W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 84.07 Pages 266 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0812692799 Urn:lcp:philipii00geof:epub:bd4edf68-c134-4af9-ace0-a28681bb7b62 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier philipii00geof Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2p59nx52 Invoice 1213 Isbn 0316690805 Lccn 78017122 //r862 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL4729116M Openlibrary_edition I study the social, political and military history of Europe between 15, with special reference to Spain and its empire.
In 2006 I won an OSU Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:32:17.998542 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1146504 City Boston Donor I have directed or co-directed 6 Senior Honors essays and 35 Doctoral Dissertations to completion.
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