Libros

Depuis une trentaine d'années, l'étude des ordres militaires au Moyen Âge a enregistré un profond renouvellement auquel Alain Demurger a particulièrement oeuvré. Derrière l'histoire politique, par-delà les rouages institutionnels, la recherche s'est toujours plus attachée à considérer les hommes. (...)

El protagonismo de las élites en la promoción de las artes ha sido una constante a lo largo de los siglos pues, a través de ello, manifestaban su posición social, económica y, en definitiva, su poder. Esta obra estudia el papel que han jugado reyes, nobles y burgueses ennoblecidos, diócesis y (...)

An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced an armed uprising from the Berber tribes of northern Morocco.In June 1921, Abd el Krim, a Berber leader in the Rif highlands of Morocco, marshalled a pan-tribal uprising that killed (...)

This illustrated study lifts the veil on the gladiators of ancient Rome, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of the Eternal City and its vast empire.By the start of the Principate in 27 BC, the gladiator games were a long-standing part of the social and political life of Rome and its (...)

This fully illustrated study explores the formidable Athenian army, rivalled only by the Spartan army in terms of battlefield prowess and influence.In 508 BC, the reforms of Kleisthenes established the ten tribes of Athens, inaugurating a system of military organization that remained in place for (...)

An illustrated study of the uniforms and personal equipment worn by the personnel of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Third Reich, from 1935-45.Founded in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, the Kriegsmarine was established in 1935 and reached a peak strength of more than 800,000 (...)