The Spanish Armada. This sixteen-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, especially in terms of tactics such as the English use of fire ships to gain the upper hand on the Spanish Galleons, and the inferiority of the Spanish Galleons compared to the smaller and faster English ships. 16 pgs. Bibliography lists 9 sources. Pages: 16 Bibliography: 9 source(s) listed Filename: 8412 Spanish Armada.doc Price: 143.20