The Great Expedition - Sir Francis Drake On The Spanish Main 1585-86

IN 1585, WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND WAS ALL BUT INEVITABLE. CONSEQUENTLY, QUEEN ELIZABETH`S SPYMASTER PROPOSED A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE DESIGNED TO PARALYZE SPAIN`S ECONOMY BY STRIKING AT THE SPANISH MAIN - THE HEART OF HER OVERSEAS EMPIRE. THE ELIZABETHAN `SEA DOG` SIR FRANCIS DRAKE WAS SELECTED TO LEAD THIS ALL-IMPORTANT RAID. DRAKE`S DARING RAIDS HAD FINALLY RESULTED IN THE OUTBREAK OF THE LONG-EXPECTED WAR AND IT WOULD BE THE LAST ACTION OF ITS KIND FOR SOME YEARS AS ENGLAND SOUGHT TO PROTECT HERSELF AGAINST THE SPANISH INVASION.