Palacios de España

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...

Les Croades van impregnar la cultura i la societat de l’Edat Mitjana de manera decisiva. A més de les Croades a «Terra Santa», Nikolas Jaspert aborda també l’estudi de les guerres empreses tant contra qui professaven credos diferents en la península Ibèrica o en el territori bàltic, com contra els «enemics interiors» de la Cristiandat. Un altre dels temes centrals de l’obra són les ordres religioses de cavalleria, que marcarien durant llarg temps la història d’Europa. Gràcies a un plantejament que abasta una gran diversitat d’aspectes i a la seva informació...

CUADERNOS DE ATLANTIDA. SINOPSIS Un atadijo de pieles selladas con pez de calafatear que unos buceadores de Faro de Sardina (Gran Canaria) sacaron del fondo un día de octubre del año 2000 en los albores de un nuevo milenio. Contenía unos manuscritos tan deteriorados que cuando llegaron a mis manos cinco años después, aún me llevaría casi otra década recomponerlos. Por fin, hoy ven de nuevo la luz los seis cuadernos de la reina Kalila en los que narra lo acaecido en Agóridus, su apacible isla perdida en el Atlántico, desde la llegada de un extranjero (viejo, filósofo y un tanto...

This book presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it back into Germany itself. This final part of the series documents the Red Army's push through Germany to Berlin, which eventually culminated in the surrender of the German forces to the Allies in 1945. It also offers a detailed breakdown of all the armed forces that conducted the offensive campaigns on the Eastern Front, including the army, air force, paratroopers, navy and NKVD troops. It also...