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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Unique among textbooks, Sobre Las Culturas Y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas not only describes the history of Latin America, it sets a mood that allows the reader to get real sense of the languages, cultures, and civilizations that comprise this complex and colorful land. It provides an account of how Columbus's voyages gave rise to utopian dreams, the ramifications of which led to a brilliant display of hybrid cultures, changed the ethnic composition of two continents, accelerated lines of commerce, and refashioned the Western World's diet. After discussing the topographical features and...

Los años que siguieron al fin de la Guerra Civil fueron en toda España muy duros. Años de miedo y hambre en los que la vida de algunos de los hijos de esta ciudad de Baza siguieron los mismos pasos que otros en el resto de la nación. Eran personas que no podían seguir viviendo en su pueblo porque en él debían “responder de algo” ante los vencedores de la contienda civil. Aquí los vencidos que no se marcharon al exilio francés o de ultramar, se escondieron en la Sierra, a éstos se les llamó “emboscados”. Es muy posible que algunos lo hicieran por móviles políticos e...

Nos referimos al período de entreguerras del siglo XX y a su onda expansiva de autoritarismo y exclusión. Melgar Bao analiza la porosidad de los espacios públicos nacionales desde el tejido (no siempre visible) de redes intelectuales y políticas transfronterizas, a fin de develar la trama subyacente de confrontación entre quienes detentan el poder y los opositores llevados al destierro, la clandestinidad y la cárcel. México resulta el país refugio de la mayoría de los exilios políticos, que van desde las corrientes y organizaciones socialistas (estalinistas o no), hasta las filiadas ...