The Grand Strategy of Philip II.Parker, Geoffrey. The Grand Strategy of Philip II Philip II, king of France Philip II or Philip Augustus, 1165–1223, king of France (1180–1223), son of Louis VII. During his reign the royal domains were more than doubled, and the royal power was consolidated at the expense . Pbk. reprint. New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many and London: Yale University Press, 1998, 2000. xxvi + 446 pp. illus, bibl, index. $17.95(pbk). ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0-300-08273-8. Parker's well-reviewed hardcover edition of 1998 -- published for the quarter-centenary of Philip II's death -- is now available in paperback. Errors have been corrected and references updated, but no new material has been added. Philip II of Spain Noun 1. Philip II of Spain - king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) Philip II ruled the first global empire in history, from 1556 to his death in 1598; Parker examines precisely "what strategic priorities underlay his policies, what practices and prejudices influenced his decision-making, what external factors affected the achievement of his goals." |
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