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...

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La historia de España es muy rica en hazañas militares. Es un hecho que algunas de ellas han sido decisivas y de su resultado dependía el devenir del país. En este libro se han recopilado todas ellas, desde el asedio de Numancia hasta las tristemente famo

Aquesta és la biografia de l’home que va aterrir la cristiandat hispànica cap a l’any mil: Muhammad ibn Abi Amir, conegut com Almansor. El llibre tracta d’explicar com es va convertir en el veritable amo d’un califat omeia l’autoritat del qual s’estenia per al-Andalus i el Magrib occidental, per què va sembrar el terror entre els cristians i per quins motius va desaparèixer tan bruscament la dinastia que havia fundat. Per fer-ho, reviu les expedicions empreses en nom de la guerra santa i els problemes que van afectar Còrdova a l'inici del segle XI. Lluny de ser una simple...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...