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...

This book deals with the evangelization of Spanish-speaking America between the European conquest and independence. The study investigates the concepts and strategies of catechesis, the general conditions of Church law and national politics as well as the prerequisites and conditions on the part of the Indians. New and specific forms of mutual understanding, of mediation and resistance developed through the transfer of European knowledge to a second geographical area and through the contact of cultures and religions. These new forms evolved beyond the sphere of religion and determine cultural ...

Este libro centra su atenci n en los trabajadores en las calles, en particular los m s pobres, quienes buscaban su subsistencia en estos espacios abiertos. Su objetivo es analizar los cambios en las formas de trabajo y las pr cticas sociales de esta poblaci n durante las primeras d cadas del siglo XX, a os de modernizaci n de la ciudad y de inestabilidades pol ticas. Esta investigaci n ganadora del Premio Salvador Azuela 2006 del INERHM aborda la historia del trabajo en las calles, un tema de plena actualidad en una ciudad como la capital mexicana.

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No tengas duda: cualquier tiempo pasado fue anterior. Y Nieves Concostrina vuelve para contárnoslo, siempre desde una perspectiva irónica, muy personal y muy única. Tras el impresionante éxito de Pretérito imperfecto ─50.000 ejemplares vendidos─, nos regala ahora una aguda narración que da otra vuelta de tuerca a la Historia, mostrándonos la cara y cruz de los acontecimientos por los que han transitado emperatrices, generales, políticos, estrategas, papas, mujeres y hombres de toda condición. Un libro para conocer desde por qué los campechanos salen rana hasta qué pinta dios en ...