Libros

More than 200 years ago - under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte - a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Consul. It ended with another invasion - this time by (...)

Although standard gauge railways - albeit of different gauges - came to dominate the railways of Britain and Ireland, there was also a considerable number of narrow gauge lines constructed throughout the British Isles. Whilst many of these were built almost exclusively for industrial purposes and (...)

This book covers a little-known period of fighting in the Gulf of Finland. Its first chord was the German intervention in Finland and Estonia in early 1918 and evacuation of the Baltic Fleet through ice to Kronstadt.Through the entire year 1918 the Soviet forces were preparing their bases in (...)

La moda ha sido motivo de atracción para el cine, prácticamente desde sus orígenes. Ha creado estilos y tendencias con vestuarios icónicos. La colaboración entre directores de cine y diseñadores de moda ha sido habitual, dando lugar a personajes y escenas inolvidables. La Cinémathèque Française de (...)

Pendant l'Occupation peu d'images ont autant choqué la population que la photographie du maréchal Pétain - le héros de la Première Guerre mondiale - serrant la main de Hitler le 20 octobre 1940. Pétain déclare alors au peuple français qu'il "s'engage dans la voie de la collaboration". Il termine (...)

Scomparso poco più che trentenne durante la peste del 1630, Daniele Crespi fece in tempo ad affermarsi, nel corso della sua breve parabola, come un vero 'uomo nuovo' della pittura del primo Seicento lombardo, in grado di sostituire ai furori espressivi sui quali si era fondata quella tradizione (...)