Caballeros en la frontera. La guardia morisca de los Reyes de Castilla (1410-1467)

Gli undici saggi qui raccolti ripropongono i frutti ancora attuali di un incontro tenuto a Pisa nel 1998 tra studiosi spagnoli, italiani e francesi sui rapporti tra gli Stati italiani e la Spagna durante il periodo della "preponderanza" di quest'ultima. Tema classico, che à ̈ stato considerato in questo caso in un'ottica interdisciplinare e alla luce degli scambi di civiltà (politici, culturali, letterari) che si sono stabiliti fra i diversi poli nel corso del Cinque-Seicento. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

Silent convoys that sailed under the cover of the night, risky landing operations, naval battles in the open sea, José Luis Caballero covers these facts and much more in his narrative analysis. The naval battles, recreated with great mastery and precision, shows us the cruelty and epic ways of fighting during World War II. Convoyes silenciosos que navegaban al amparo de la noche, arriesgadas operaciones de desembarco, combates navales a mar abierto, acorazados capaces de destruir el enemigo con sus cañones de largo alcance, torpedos humanos, portaviones atentos a la aparición de kamikazes. ...

En el año 479 a. C, Esparta era admirada por todo el mundo conocido. Y poco después, en el 402, se convirtió en la potencia hegemónica de Grecia. Sin embargo, una generación después, la ciudad-estado carecía de importancia... ¿Por qué? ¿Qué salió mal? ¿Fue inevitable la caída de Esparta? Si bien sus temibles hoplitas fueron siempre considerados invencibles en el campo de batalla, Esparta aunó muchos errores políticos y diversos y graves problemas sociales, en la creencia de que sus costumbres y leyes eran inmutables, superiores a los de cualquier otro pueblo. Es la historia...

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...