The Battle of Matanzas, off Cuba, belongs to the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch and Spain. The introduction offers several histories as starting points for readers unfamiliar with the conflict. Dutch War of Independence is singled out as an enjoyable read, while another volume is praised for its breadth. Several recommendations depend on books shown on screen, so the spoken titles alone do not identify every edition.
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The Eighty Years' War setting for Matanzas
The Battle of Matanzas belongs to the Eighty Years' War, which gives Piet Hein's capture of a Spanish silver fleet off Cuba its wider political setting.