Los mercados de la Plaza Mayor en la ciudad de México

A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young...

Las galeras fueron los barcos icónicos en las guerras del Mediterráneo durante más de dos milenios y nos evocan la imagen de decenas de remos golpeando las aguas del Mare Nostrum para impulsar la nave hasta lograr la velocidad de embestida... y allí, bajo la línea de flotación, se encontraba su arma letal: un espolón capaz de desfondar a cualquier barco enemigo. Tras un golpe propinado con toda celeridad, la madera de la galera atacada, de forma lenta pero segura, terminaba por irse a pique. Pero esta prolongación de la proa fue solo una de las muchas armas con las que podía contar...

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