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  • The Last Emperor of Mexico

    The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World

    de Edward Shawcross ...
    The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and ... Leer más

    Antes $15.99 USD Ahora $1.99 USD

  • De laatste keizer van Mexico

    Hoe een Habsburgse aartshertog een rijk moest stichten in de Nieuwe Wereld

    de Edward Shawcross ...
    Traducido por Arian Verheij ...
    Op 19 juni 1867 wordt keizer Ferdinand Maximiliaan door een vuurpeloton ter dood gebracht. Zijn laatste woorden luiden: 'Lang leve Mexico, lang leve de onafhankelijkheid.' De executie is de climax van een buitengewoon machtsspel. De Oostenrijkse aartshertog, telg uit het illustere geslacht Habsburg en broer van de Oostenrijkse keizer Frans Jozef, was door Napoleon iii in Mexico op de troon gezet. ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • France, Mexico and Informal Empire in Latin America, 1820-1867

    Equilibrium in the New World

    de Edward Shawcross ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book explores French imperialism in Latin America in the nineteenth century, taking Mexico as a case study. The standard narrative of nineteenth-century imperialism in Latin America is one of US expansion and British informal influence. However, it was France, not Britain, which made the most concerted effort to counter US power through Louis-Napoléon’s military intervention in Mexico, begun ... Leer más

    $134.99 USD

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    The Last Emperor of Mexico

    The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World

    de Edward Shawcross ...
    Narrado por Gustavo Rex ...

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    11 hora 54 minutos

    The “superbly entertaining and well‑researched” (Financial Times) history of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into power in Mexico—and faced bloody consequences.In the 1860s, Napoleon III, intent on curbing the rise of American imperialism, persuaded a young Austrian archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the emperor and empress of Mexico. They and ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

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  • Bolivar

    The Liberator of Latin America

    de Robert Harvey ...
    Simon Bolivar freed no fewer than what were to become six countries-a vast domain some 800,000 square miles in extent-from Spanish colonial rule in savage wars against the then-mightiest military machine on earth. The ferocity of his leadership and fighting earned him the grudging nickname the devil” from his enemies. His astonishing resilience in the face of military defeat and seemingly hopeless ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • A History of France

    de John Julius Norwich ...
    **An "engaging, enthusiastic, sympathetic, funny" journey through French history from the New York Times–bestselling author of Absolute Monarchs ( The Wall Street Journal).Beginning with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters―Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, and Marie Antoinette, to name a few―as ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Napoleon

    A Life

    de Paul Johnson ...
    From New York Times bestselling author Paul Johnson, “a very readable and entertaining biography” (The Washington Post) about one of the most important figures in modern European history: Napoleon BonaparteIn an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following ... Leer más

    Antes $14.99 USD Ahora $4.99 USD

  • The Napoleonic Wars

    A Global History

    de Alexander Mikaberidze ...
    Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these are the places most closely associated with the era of the Napoleonic Wars. But how did this period of nearly continuous conflict affect the world beyond Europe? The immensity of the fighting waged by France against England, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, and the immediate consequences of the tremors that spread throughout the world. ... Leer más

    $27.89 USD

  • The Battle for Spain

    The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

    de Antony Beevor ...
    A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of ArnhemTo mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Wars Against Napoleon Debunking The Myth Of The Napoleonic Wars

    Debunking the Myth of the Napoleonic Wars

    de Franceschi General Michel ...
    Popular and scholarly history presents a one-dimensional image of Napoleon as an inveterate instigator of war who repeatedly sought large-scale military conquests. General Franceschi and Ben Weider dismantle this false conclusion in The Wars Against Napoleon a brilliantly written and researched study that turns our understanding of the French emperor on its head.Avoiding the simplistic clichés and ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Spanish Civil War

    Revised Edition

    de Hugh Thomas ...
    “Mr. Thomas has understood [the Spanish Civil War] incredibly well and has written it superbly. A full, vivid and deeply serious treatment of a great subject.”—Vincent Sheean, The New York Times Book ReviewA masterpiece of the historian’s art, Hugh Thomas’sThe Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblematic and misunderstood wars of the twentieth century ... Leer más

    Antes $14.99 USD Ahora $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Napoleon: A Concise Biography

    de David A. Bell ...
    This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest generals in European history. At thirty, he had become absolute master ... Leer más

    $13.29 USD