A History of the Peninsular War |
Sir Charles Oman ISBN: 1853676349 A History of the Peninsular War: October 1811-August 31,1812 Valencia,Ciudad Rodrigo,Badajoz v. 5 (History of the Peninsular War). The 1807-1814 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. |
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Between Christians and Moriscos |
Benjamin Ehlers ISBN: 0801883229 Between Christians and Moriscos: Juan De Ribera and Religious Reform in Valencia, 1568-1614 (Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical & Political Science) In early modern Spain the monarchy's universal policy to convert all of its subjects to...(read more) |
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Empires of the Atlantic World |
John H. Elliott ISBN: 0300114311 Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492-1830. This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus' arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early...(read more) |
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Moorish Spain |
Richard Fletcher ISBN: 1842126059 Written in the same tradition as John Julius Norwich's engrossing accounts of Venice and Byzantium, Richard Fletcher's Moorish Spain entertains even as it enlightens. He tells the story of a vital period in Spanish history which transformed the...(read more) |
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Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football |
Phil Ball ISBN: 0954013468 More than anywhere, Spain and football go hand in hand. Throughout his deep, balanced and entertaining analysis, Phil Ball manages to paint a precise picture of the complex history of Spanish football. A true journalist, he seeks information from the...(read more) |
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Rivers of Gold |
Hugh Thomas ISBN: 0753817934 Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire...(read more) |
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St. Laurence & the Holy Grail |
Janice Bennett ISBN: 1586170759 St. Laurence & the Holy Grail: The Story of the Holy Chalice of Valencia. |
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Story of the America's Cup 1851-2003 |
Ranulf Rayner ISBN: 1894622413 Sorry - no summary available. |
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The Franco Regime, 1936-75 |
Stanley G. Payne ISBN: 1842120468 With commendable objectivity, sometimes disturbing to our preconceptions, Professor Payne describes Spain's development from the original semi-fascist, potentially imperialist regime of 1936-1945 into a Catholic corporatist 'organic democracy' with...(read more) |
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The Siege of Valencia |
Susan J. Wolfson ISBN: 1551114429 The Siege of Valencia: A Parallel Text (Broadview literary texts). This parallel text edition of Felicia Hemans’s important dramatic poem presents the 1823 publication alongside a transcription of the original manuscript, offering a unique glimpse...(read more) |
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The Spanish Civil War |
Antony Beevor ISBN: 0304358401 Best-selling author of Stalingrad. A comprehensive history of one of the most fiercely fought ideological wars of modern times. Now in new, updated and corrected edition. |
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The Story of Spain |
Mark Williams ISBN: 8489954135 The Story of Spain: The Dramatic History of Europe's Most Fascinating Country. Mark Williams has drawn on years of rigorous research to re-create the drama, excitement and pathos of the crucial events in the history of the western world. 'The Story of...(read more) |
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White Storm |
Phil Ball ISBN: 1840187638 White Storm: 101 Years of Real Madrid. Barcelona and Manchester United may wish to dispute the observation, but Real Madrid are the world's greatest football club. Setting emotion and preferences aside, the facts speak for themselves. Within the trophy...(read more) |
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Working-class Holidays and Popular Tourism,1840-1970 |
Susan Barton ISBN: 0719065909 Introduction; 1. No Grand Tours - tourism before 1850; 2. Workers and the Great Exhibition - the origins of the package holiday; 3. Holidays without pay; 4. Collective bargaining for holidays with pay; 5. Accommodation for working class visitors; 6. |
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