The Finest Hours of The Second World War

From the beginning of the Second World War the sea became a vitally important scene of conflict. Great Britain relied on receiving supplies by sea and, therefore, a total blockade of the United Kingdom was one the main objectives of Hitler’s Germany. The British government was forced to maintain a strategy of antisubmarine warfare throughout the conflict, while the Royal Navy sought to interrupt the Third Reich’s maritime traffic. In these circumstances the submarine became an important weapon of war. Headed by Karl Dönitz, who would later succeed Hitler as Head of State, the German...

One of the main purposes behind this book is to reveal which images have come down to us concerning Arabic culture in general and al-Andalus in particular, through translations by Spanish Arabists. This book analyzes the paratexts of a wide-ranging corpus of translations published during the last two centuries by the foremost figures in traditional Spanish Arabism.

From Mark Twain to the movement against the war in Vietnam, this is the story of ordinary Americans challenging empire.

Resultado del simposio Quinientos a os de Historia en Am rica Latina, Leopoldo Zea presenta una compilaci n de las ponencias expuestas. Los ensayos de Gregorio Weinberger, Carlos Paladines y Germ n Arciniegas, entre otros, dan pie a la reflexi n sobre las perspectivas que Am rica Latina tiene en el siglo XXI.

?Es verdad que no estamos ante una novela pero, David González Ruíz, no se ha decantado por el uso de un lenguaje rebuscado y demasiado específico sino que ha optado por un estilo que le acerque al mayor número posible de lectores. Se nota en ello que ha pretendido acercar la historia de la Corona de Aragón no sólo a los historiadores o estudiantes de esta Licenciatura, sino a un público lector mucho más amplio?. (Web Melibro) ?Esta es una historia épica. Una narración de hazañas y valor sin igual que un pueblo, el aragonés supo interpretar durante varios siglos. Una historia de...