Repertorio de obras de autores españoles en bibliotecas holandesas hasta comienzos del siglo XVIII

El origen de este trabajo está en una lejana noche de guardia en el año 1996 y la lectura de un artículo sobre la batalla en profundidad y la evolución de la doctrina ofensiva soviética durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. ¿De donde surge esa doctrina y las formaciones acorazadas que la llevan a la práctica?. ¿Porqué fue una nación como la URSS la que desarrolló en 1940 un carro de combate tan avanzado como el T-34?. 100 páginas que tratan de responder a estas y otras interrogantes con una descripción de los principales medios acorazados y las formaciones en las que se integraron,...

These popular books include topics in geography and history. Even the most reticent readers will giggle as they learn all kinds of interesting facts about geography and history in these hilarious books. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Augusto Pinochet was the most important Third World dictator of the Cold War, and perhaps the most ruthless. In The Dictator's Shadow, United Nations Ambassador Heraldo Munoz takes advantage of his unmatched set of perspectives -- as a former revolutionary who fought the Pinochet regime, as a respected scholar, and as a diplomat -- to tell what this extraordinary figure meant to Chile, the United States, and the world. Pinochet's American backers saw his regime as a bulwark against Communism; his nation was a testing ground for U.S.-inspired economic theories. Countries desiring World Bank...

Was there ever a Garden of Eden? What became of the 10 lost tribes of Israel? What is the significance of the European megaliths? Twenty-eight leading authorities draw on modern science and the latest research to explore some of archaeology's most baffling controversies and enigmas, from mankind's origins to the mysterious collapse of once powerful civilizations, in this informative perspective on human history. Packed with evocative photographs and informative diagrams, maps, and plans, this guide offers a fascinating window into vanished worlds. Habría un jardín de Edén? Cómo murió...