La Segunda Guerra Mundial

From the beginning of the Second World War the sea became a vitally important scene of conflict. Great Britain relied on receiving supplies by sea and, therefore, a total blockade of the United Kingdom was one the main objectives of Hitler’s Germany. The British government was forced to maintain a strategy of antisubmarine warfare throughout the conflict, while the Royal Navy sought to interrupt the Third Reich’s maritime traffic. In these circumstances the submarine became an important weapon of war. Headed by Karl Dönitz, who would later succeed Hitler as Head of State, the German...

“Each war entails the destruction of the human soul” (Henry Miller). Humanity should not lose its memory, even if some may try to conceal it. From the hindsight afforded by the passing of 75 years from the events narrated, with freedom of thought and a totally independent standpoint, Pacific Media have undertaken an arduous research which has resulted in the series: “The Finest Hours of WWII". From the atrocious moment in which Hitler ordered the invasion of Polish territory to the day in which Emperor Hirohito “had to accept the unacceptable”, all is encompassed in this book over...

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...

La historia del imperialismo comienza en Asiria. Tal es la tesis argumentada en este libro, que reconstruye la ideología imperial asiria, matriz de la organización política, administrativa, religiosa y cultural de uno de los reinos, luego imperio, más paradigmáticos de las civilizaciones mesopotámicas antiguas. No se trata de establecer ingenuos primados, sino de investigar las formas simples del imperialismo, de esa «misión imperial» que Asiria encarna de un modo más directo y explícito que las complejas y sofisticadas ideologías posteriores. El caso asirio puede contribuir así...

Pax Romana es una obra exhaustiva y rompedora que lleva al lector a un viaje desde las sangrientas conquistas de la agresiva República, pasando por la época de Julio César y Augusto, hasta la época dorada de la paz y la prosperidad bajo grandes emperadores como Marco Aurelio, ofreciéndonos una revisión equilibrada y matizada de la vida en el Imperio romano cuando estos dominaban gran parte del mundo conocido. La Pax Romana proporcionó a las naciones del Imperio un periodo de paz y estabilidad muy duradero que pocas veces se había visto antes o se volvería a ver en épocas...

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...