Wickham and the Armada

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Giles Wickham becomes entangled in the intelligence struggle between Elizabethan England and Philip II’s Spain. Travel through France and Spain places him among informers, soldiers and officials whose loyalties cannot be taken at face value. What begins as an individual mission expands into the preparations for invasion and England’s urgent need for reliable information.

Treece combines espionage with naval adventure as Wickham’s route brings him towards the Spanish Armada and the English response led by experienced privateering commanders. Codes, false identities and political suspicion are as important as fighting at sea. The novel presents the Armada campaign through a young participant who must learn that patriotic service depends on deception as well as courage.