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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain shortly after the author's death. Written in a highly accessible style, and describing the experiences of the troops themselves rather than seeing events from an officer's perspective, the work became even more successful than the official accounts and went through many editions and translations. The...

“Breve Historia de los Gladiadores es una obra completísima que nos acerca de forma asombrosa al mundo de los ludi circenses (carreras de caballos) y munera (juegos gladiatorios) romanos.” (Blog Cientos de miles de historias) “Breve Historia de los gladiadores presenta las técnicas de lucha a muerte que aprendieron aquellos fornidos prisioneros que se enfundaban sus armaduras y se lanzaban a la arena del Coliseo romano en el que se congregaban hordas de ciudadanos romanos, patricios y plebeyos para aclamar a sus gladiadores preferidos.” (Blog Literariacomunicación) Hubo un tiempo...

Durante años, la historiografía oficial de la segunda guerra mundial se ha centrado en las acciones desarrolladas por los ejércitos regulares de las potencias aliadas. En este libro se da cuenta de otra lucha, la de las milicias populares no sólo contra el fascismo, sino también contra el colonialismo y el imperialismo. Dos guerras paralelas: por una parte una guerra imperialista para repartirse el mundo, y por otra una guerra popular, por mejores condiciones, derechos y libertades. Un buen ejemplo de esta dicotomía ocurrió en Grecia donde la resistencia local derrotó a los nazis y el ...

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