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...

El cronista brasileño Rubem Braga (Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, 1913 -Rio de Janeiro, 1990) escribió durante casi toda su vida crónicas muy diversas —más de quince mil, según algunos de sus biógrafos—. Prácticamente, no dejó intocado ningún tema entre los materiales de la vida. Su pluma dúctil e imaginativa dibujó cuadros textuales que rozaron tópicos marinos, dio vida a escenas cotidianas de Río de Janeiro y otros lugares de Brasil, relató vivencias en diversas ciudades y geografías allende las fronteras de su país, registró hechos de todos los días...

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La presente colección, caóticamente (des)organizada en ejes temporales y afectivos, comienza con una serie de cuentos escritos por Humberto Arenal durante las primeras dos décadas del proceso revolucionario cubano, pasando por la convulsa década de los ochenta, concluyendo con los últimos cuentos publicados en la década de los noventa. Particularmente, los cuentos seleccionados para este libro, eran los más queridos por Humberto, aquellos que siempre recordaba en cada conversación. Aunque hay mucho que decir, no intentaré contarlo todo en este “prólogo, introducción, prefacio, o...

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