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...

Cuentan que la historia la escriben los vencedores. Durante veinte años he rechazado esa frase y sus implicaciones porque sé que los derrotados también cuentan su versión. La crónica de los fracasos de la División del Norte y el Ejército Libertador del Sur ha sido narrada, durante décadas, siguiendo el guión diseñado por quienes resultaron victoriosos; por quienes tenían que destruir lo que representaban para imponer el modelo político bajo el cual vivimos. La versión de los vencedores, plagada de calumnias historiográficas, arranca con la premisa de que Zapata y Villa, con todo ...

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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...

Eric Hobsbawm, el gran historiador británico, es, quizás, uno de los pocos profesionales que podía enfrentarse al estudio de una época histórica de la que todavía, autor y lectores, formamos parte. Lo ha hecho con un gran conocimiento de la bibliografía, especializada y no especializada, y con sus propias experiencias y observaciones, que ha sabido entrelazar hábilmente en una síntesis magistral en la que se avanza con creciente expectación. Su obra abunda en análisis incisivos, basados en sólidos argumentos y desprovistos de la inhibición ante hechos que tradicionalmente se han...