Elizabeth's Sea Dogs as a guide to Drake's war

Brian Best's Elizabeth's Sea Dogs approaches the war with Spain through voyages, coastal fortifications, Ireland, and the English Channel. The book has relatively few illustrations, but its maps and paintings include the theatre of operations and a plotted campaign route. The main criticism concerns the grayscale reproductions because the colour cover shows how much visual detail the interior loses. This introduction prepares the viewer for the later reading on Pelican, Thomas Doughty, and Drake's expedition.