History

In this book you will discover why during almost two centuries Carlism was one of the most admired and most hated social movements in the history of Spain. This is one of the most original and entertaining approaches that to date have been made...

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is considered a symbol of the end of the Cold War. On the occasion of this anniversary, the historian and writer Juan José Primo Jurado explains in these pages what happened...

Did you know that the last battle of the Spanish Civil War, which consisted of a Francoist operation to take Madrid, resulted in an overwhelming Republican victory? A book that tells unusual stories about the Spanish civil strife and reveals the most unknown episodes...

This book will surprise readers with episodes which surely they will not find in their history manuals, as some of them are shirked by the discomfort they cause, such as the Jews who collaborated actively with Nazis in the extermination of their own people....

At the beginning of the 17th century, Baroque sculptor Juan de Mesa is completing the sculpture of the Jesús del Gran Poder. The personality of Juan is totally opposed to that of his famous teacher, Martínez Montañés, who observes with suspicion how his disciple...

On November 26, 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was opened in the presence of Howard Carter and several members of Lord Carnarvon's family, who was patron of the excavation. A few months later there were a series of deaths in unexplained circumstances of people...

This work is the world's most famous treaty on strategy, which now has become a cult book in the business area. Several movies set in Wall Street have contributed to popularize this booklet, which proposes a few principles which are valid both for military...

When Michael Herr went to Vietnam in 1967 as a correspondent forEsquirehe was a virtually unknown writer. But he quickly became a celebrated author after the publication of his famous article «Hellish tastes», andhisreputationgrew with the steady appearance of more of his works. War...

Christopher Columbus returns to the peninsula in 1493, after having announced the discovery of new island near the Indias. The Spanish colonization of this new world was carried out quickly. This book tells about Columbus’ epic voyage into this new era. / En 1493...

History has never been more fun- or intoxicating. Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us into modern man, but booze, sex, and tripping built our civilization. Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the ways our...

The year 2017 marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution, a decisive turning point in World History. It is estimated that more than 10,000.000 people lost their lives, but the aftermath to all the Revolution was even worse, with the establishment of Stalin's totalitarian...

This work brings together the best historians and writers to narrate the last days of famed queens. Always tragic, often brutal, and sometimes spectacular, they all have in common dignity, where it is clear the consciousness these queens had of their rank and the...

A profound and profoundly important book; a moving personal detective story, an uncovering of secret pasts, and a book that explores the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler’s Third Reich. /...

The psychological prowess of snipers makes them among the most valuable soldiers. Many people are rightfully fearful of their ability to find and kill their victims with a cold, calculating precision. This book delves into the history, tactics, and personality of snipers from different...

Throughout history, essential rights were denied women. Despite this, they fought tirelessly and they imposed themselves gradually in order to their voices would be listened. / A lo largo del devenir histórico, a las mujeres se les negaron derechos esenciales. A pesar de ello,...

The United States is the most powerful country on Earth. Since its foundation, a secret society, Freemasonry, has seduced its most illustrious politicians, thinkers and economists. Currently, it is thought that more than three million Americans belong to a lodge. / Estados Unidos es...

Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by...

Beyond myths or legends, this book demonstrates, through a rigorous study of history, archeology, and toponymy, that there are enough grounds to claim that there were important kingdoms in the Western world since ancient times which were called Atlantis. / En este libro encontraremos...

Did you know what happened at the premiere of La traviata, or that Bach died blind and that Stravinski suffered from severe hypochondria? This book gives another type of answers to the chiaroscuros of some great composers, and it makes understandable many of the...

The book When we were Arabs is a declaration of principles. The complexity of our history requires postmodern approaches to recognize the liquid borders of realities such as Europe and Islam, especially if it is written from a European land where there was a...