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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...

La Pontificia Universidad Javeriana se complace en ofrecer al mundo universitario la presente obra, que recoge la mayoría de los escritos del P. Alfonso Borrero Cabal, S.J., sobre la historia, la naturaleza, las características, funciones, realidades y proyecciones futuras de la universidad. Se trata de una colección de trabajos gestada a lo largo de muchos años, fruto de su intensa experiencia universitaria, de una paciente investigación personal, y de una continua interacción con sus colaboradores, colegas y amigos universitarios. La obra, tal como se presenta en la presente edición, ...

Este libro analiza la realidad que se esconde tras los mitos de los legendarios ases alemanes de la aviación de caza de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El autor explica por qué solo unos pocos pilotos —aquellos para quienes el deseo de combatir se anteponía a todo— acumularon tal cantidad de victorias. También analiza las habilidades que debe tener un buen piloto —una aptitud natural para el vuelo, puntería, agudeza visual— y el modo en que se desarrollaron las tácticas de caza. El libro recorre la historia de famosos y reputados modelos como el Messerschmitt Bf-109 y el Focke-Wulf...