The Historic Tragedy of the Island of Ceilao
Joao Ribeiro was nineteen when he came to Ceylon (current Sri Lanka) to serve in the Portuguese army. He spent the next eighteen years fighting both against the forces of the Kandyan king, and the...
Historiography
Russian History: A Very Short Introduction
Russian History: A Very Short Introduction is a splendid summary that the author made from another volume of his, which deals with the same subject, albeit in 752 pages (Russia and the Russians...
The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922
To understand the history of the Western culture it is necesary to take into account the relationship of this part of the world with the historical development of Central Europe, the Balkans and the Middle...
Daily Life in the Time of Jesus
Book somewhat similar to another title of the author ("Jésus en son temps"). However, this is written 15 years later, with more knowledge, and is dedicated to what the title indicates: the Jewish society of...
Patriots. The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides
History of the Vietnam War. The book is composed of brief summaries that explain the essentials, supported in a broad set of interviews with many people who were involved in this conflict, from all sides,...
Tales of the Alhambra
Washington Irving could be described as the prototype of a romantic historian: cosmopolitan and tireless traveler, embodies the restless and multifaceted personality of nineteenth-century man. American...
The Templars
Short book about the Order of the Templars. The author is a specialist in medieval subjects, and with this writing she tries to undo some myths about this military order, transmitting its true history, its...
La Russie des tsars. D'Ivan le Terrible à Vladimir Poutine
Cet ouvrage de divulgation historique considère que le pouvoir en Russie, qu'il soit tsariste, soviétique ou républicain, se conjugue toujours au singulier et demeure d'essence autocratique. Plusieurs...
La Dittadura del Relativismo
Collection of seven lectures by the author on contemporary society. His main postulate is that the debate of ideas and the problems of today's society have a moral and religious root. In this sense, the...