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A beautiful book that argues artists were fascinated by still life painting considerably earlier than previously thought This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. Instead (...)

This landmark book is published to coincide with a major exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of Cook's first voyage. A stunningly illustrated, object-centred history, this book offers a once in a generation opportunity to discover the uniquely rich Captain Cook collection of the British (...)

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonplace in the inter-war years and in the early campaigns of World War II in Poland and the Battle of France, which saw renewed use in the form of the (...)

Velox es un perro de guerra de raza molosa criado y entrenado para ser un arma de combate más dentro de las legiones de Roma.Nacido en el acuartelamiento Castra Vetera, en Germania, del cruce de los especímenes más adecuados y superviviente tras un proceso cruel de selección que elimina a los más (...)

In June 1944 the Allies opened the long-awaited second front against Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, and this was to be the start of a long struggle throughout Western Europe for the Allied forces in the face of stiff German resistance.The European Theater was where the bulk of the Allied (...)

In 1519, the Conquistador Hernán Cortés landed on the mainland of the Americas. His quest to serve God, win gold, and achieve glory drove him into the heartland of what is now Mexico, where no European had ever set foot before. He marched towards to the majestic city of Tenochtitlan, floating like (...)

Esta obra narra, a medio camino entre la investigación y la novela, la historia de Mohamed Atta, el jefe de los comandos suicidas de Al-Qaeda que estrellaron sus Torres Gemelas el 11 de septiembre de 2001 y que probablemente pretendían hacerlo también contra la Casa Blanca y el Capitolio.A través (...)