Résultats pour "spanish" dans Moderne

Bloomsbury presents Estocada by Graham Hurley, read by Andrew Cullum. 'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times To avoid war across Europe, a killing strike is needed. 1937. Flying for the infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war, Merz has been able to unleash the...

Uncover the defining medical history crisis of the twentieth century, tracing a deadly pathogen that reshaped the globe. As troops mobilized for global conflict in 1918, a far more lethal and invisible enemy stalked military camps, transport ships, and crowded cities. This gripping historical...

En 1929 el mundo observó conmocionado cómo el mercado alcista de Wall Street se desplomaba y desataba una crisis que transformaría a una generación. Con un acceso inigualable a documentos históricos y otros recién descubiertos, Sorkin nos lleva al caos de aquel año, tras las bambalinas de la batalla librada entre Nueva York y Washington, de la mano de las fascinantes personalidades de los protagonistas del desastre. Los altibajos del crack del 29 reflejan de un modo inquietante el mundo actual, donde se disparan los mercados y las tensiones políticas.

Dive into a tense military history of Mesoamerica, where indigenous resistance and colonial ambition violently collide. Perfect for an immersive commute, this epic narrative drops you onto the contested causeways of Tenochtitlan. Witness a complex drama of fragile alliances and psychological...

La historia de la Segunda República española, es una historia de ilusiones frustradas, pero también una historia de esperanza y confianza en la regeneración de España. Un período fundamental para entender cómo y por qué España es hoy como es. En un estilo accesible que, sin embargo, atiende al rigor histórico y al estudio de los procesos en profundidad, Luis E. Íñigo nos presenta en Breve Historia de la Segunda República Española un panorama en el que pretende explicar las causas por las que la primera democracia española fracasó.

Witness the gripping historical clash of Iberian empires and Indigenous civilizations that reshaped global history. This immersive non-fiction journey reconstructs the complex societies of the Americas and Spain right before their fateful encounter. Step past myths of inevitable conquest to...

Step into the gripping medical history of a global pandemic that claimed more lives than the Great War itself. Perfect for your daily commute or deep-focus learning, this intense narrative traces the 1918 influenza outbreak from quiet origins to catastrophic societal collapse. Explore how...

Uncover the gripping medical history of a deadly global pandemic that reshaped human society but vanished from memory. Perfect for an educational commute or a reflective evening listen, this narrative thrusts you into a world already fractured by war. Experience the tension as an invisible enemy...

Where did Spanish flu come from, and what can the possible sites of origin tell us today? This book looks at how Spanish flu changed the focus of scientific thought from eugenics to the creation of public health, and how it unfolded across each continent.

What can we learn from the past pandemics? Do you want to know more about the Spanish flu? The pandemic had nearly similar causes to influenza; we are now fighting because of the reality that the H1N1 epidemic triggered Spanish flu from animals. The pandemic has catastrophic effects, and the overall mortality reported is greater than SARS, HIV, Black Death, and Ebola.

Experience the dramatic rise and fall of empires in this fast-paced European history designed for your daily commute. Journey through the intense cultural transformation of the Iberian Peninsula, where geography, faith, and political struggle forged a deeply contested identity. This immersive...

The 1918 outbreak of the H1N1 strain of influenza, popularly known as the Spanish flu, killed more people worldwide than World War I, which ended the same year. It infected nearly one-third of the world's population and killed 10 percent of those it struck. In its wake, schools and businesses closed, hospitals became overwhelmed, and the sick spilled out into makeshift care centers in public spaces. Policemen, public transportation workers, and everyday citizens in face masks were a common - and eerie - sight.

The Spanish Empire was the first truly global empire and the first to be described as one on which “the sun never sets.” It rapidly grew to become one of the largest and most powerful empires in the history of the world and brought us goods such as potatoes, chocolate, and chewing gum.

La historia de los Borbones tiene una innegable relevancia actual en la historia de España, es una dinastía que ha sabido mantener sus señas de identidad y perpetuarse con más o menos luces y más o menos sombras hasta la actualidad, renovándose cuando ha sido preciso gracias a su fabulosa capacidad de adaptación y su diplomacia.

This audiobook contains actual newspaper articles printed during the most deadly pandemic in recent history - the Spanish Influenza in 1918. These are hand-selected stories that are frightening, enraging, touching, and inspiring. Each section of this audiobook also includes fascinating contextual and historical information to help bring the stories and situations to life. With recent outbreaks like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19, you will see stark similarities between then and now as you hear the words of the actual people who experienced the deadly Spanish Influenza.

In 1918, the world was still in the throes of the Great War, the deadliest conflict in human history at that point, but while World War I would be a catastrophic war surpassed only by World War II, an unprecedented influenza outbreak that same year inflicted casualties that would make both wars pale in comparison.