eBooks de Historia de los países de Oceanía y polos

Desde la antigüedad clásica y hasta la época contemporánea, diversas tradiciones occidentales miraron a Egipto con asombro, interés y ambición. Este libro explora cómo los monumentos, los jeroglífico

Se presenta el libro Con balas de plata I. 1631-40. 700 combates de la Casa de Austria. Para entender la importancia científica de este libro basta ver el número nueve de una conocida revista de historia militar de los kioscos españoles, muy vistosa e interesante en general. Con un articulo con cronologia resumida de 1635 a 1643 de combates que exponen con un mapa y redactado el articulo en el que esta inscrito este grafico-mapa-cronologia, por Fabien Montcher, formado como investigador en el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas. Y en esta cronologia-mapa de Europa y los combates solo registran catorce combates a lo groso modo, en este periodo 1635-1643, y de la mayoria solo se conocia el nombre. Ese era el estado actual del conocimiento cientifico historico militar de ese periodo, y de fuentes contrarias. Ahora esta novedad editorial trae 700 combates de la Casa de Austria, a lo desmenuzado, version Casa de Austria, en la decada 1631-1640, en Alemania, Flandes, Italia, Francia, España, Condado de Borgoña, Brasil e Indico, Caribe, Filipinas, Orden de Malta, Berberia es una obra enciclopedica de la historia militar de España, de la Casa de Austria, del catolicismo, que casi se puede llamar Guinness del record de traer tantos combates nunca editados en la misma obra. Ya era hora por el gran vacio que habia.

"The Bulletproof Bird The year the Australian army lost a war against emus" recounts the Great Emu War of 1932. Following WWI, Australian veterans were given farmland in Western Australia, only to have their crops destroyed by 20,000 migrating emus. The government sent the Royal Australian Artillery, armed with Lewis machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, to cull the birds.Historian Jack Outback details the humiliating defeat. The emus proved to be master tacticians, splitting into small guerrilla groups and running at 30 mph, making them nearly impossible to hit. After weeks of shooting, only a few hundred birds were killed. The commander famously noted that if his division had the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, they could face any army in the world."The Bulletproof Bird" is a hilarious yet poignant story about mans arrogance against nature. It shows that sometimes, despite superior firepower, the environment simply refuses to be conquered.

"The Feathered Enemy The true story of the army that lost a war to birds" chronicles one of the most ridiculous military operations in history: The Great Emu War of 1932. Following World War I, Australian veterans were given land to farm, only to be invaded by 20,000 migrating emus destroying their wheat. The government responded by sending the Royal Australian Artillery armed with Lewis machine guns to cull the birds.Historian Jack Harper narrates the humiliating campaign where the flightless birds used guerrilla tactics, scattering in small groups to avoid machine gun fire. Despite expending thousands of rounds of ammunition, the soldiers killed only a fraction of the emus before retreating in defeat."The Feathered Enemy" is a hilarious yet poignant look at humanitys arrogance in trying to dominate nature with brute force. It shows that sometimes, sophisticated technology is no match for chaos, instinct, and a lot of feathers.

John Wests History of Tasmania traces Van Diemens Land from penal origins to midcentury, marrying documentary rigor to moral urgency. Mining dispatches, court records, and eyewitness testimony, West surveys convict management, governance, and pastoral expansion, while confronting the Black War, Aboriginal dispossession, and the carceral regimes of Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur. Lucid narrative and measured polemic place the book within contested nineteenthcentury colonial historiography. A Congregational minister in Launceston and founding editor of the Examiner, West became a chief voice of the AntiTransportation League. His pastoral rounds and editorial campaigns exposed the social wreckage of convictism and brought him sources across official and settler circles, as well as humanitarian advocates. Writing in 1852, he fused pulpit and press to produce a record intended both to inform and to reform. Readers of colonial history, Indigenoussettler relations, and penal studies will find this work indispensable. Though marked by its era, its synthesis, citations, and candid indictment of administrative failure make it a durable foundation for advanced study. For scholars and general readers, Wests clarity, evidence, and moral imagination illuminate Tasmanias past and the ethical stakes of empire.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

In The History of Parthian Empire, George Rawlinson traces the Arsacid rise from Parni chiefs to a dominion straddling Iran and Mesopotamia. Drawing on Greek and Latin historians alongside coins and inscriptions, he reconstructs wars with Seleucids and Rome, patterns of overlordship and vassalage, and the military ecology of horse archers and cataphracts. Attention to Ctesiphon, Armenia, and SilkRoad traffic situates Parthia between Hellenism and Iran. Composed in measured Victorian prose, the book couples narrative momentum with dense annotation and participates in a broader nineteenthcentury reassessment of Eastern polities. Rawlinsona classicist, churchman, and Oxford professorbrings philological discipline and comparative range to a subject long filtered through hostile GrecoRoman lenses. Engaging Strabo, Plutarch, Justin, and Tacitus, and informed by the contemporary circulation of numismatic and epigraphic finds, including work publicized by his brother, the Assyriologist Sir Henry Rawlinson, he seeks to extract Parthian agency from adversarial testimony and to correct teleologies that leap from Alexander to Sasanian empire. This is essential reading for students of ancient Iran, Roman foreign policy, and frontier warfare, as well as general readers who prize learned narrative history grounded in sources and material culture.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

The History of Tasmania (Vol. 1&2) narrates the island from first settlement to the end of transportation. West interleaves administrative detail with episodes of frontier violence, the convict system, bushranging, land and church politics, and the dispossession of Aboriginal Tasmanians. His style is sober yet morally charged, built on parliamentary papers, official correspondence, newspapers, and testimony, often quoted at length. Written amid Victorian debates on empire and penal reform, it helped shape an early Australian historiography of policy and conscience. John West (18091873), an English-born Congregational minister based in Launceston, wrote from pastoral proximity to convicts and settlers and from leadership in the Anti-Transportation movement. As preacher, organizer, and journalist, he gathered archives and memories with the twin aims of moral suasion and durable record. Campaigning against convictism, then moving to Sydney to write for John Fairfaxs newspaper, sharpened his sense of policy and public opinion, producing a narrative at once evidentiary and reformist. Scholars of empire, law, and Indigenous-settler relations will find it indispensable, while general readers gain a lucid guide. Read it as both archive and argument, a cornerstone for Tasmanian studies and for debates on memory and justice.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

In 1860, two menRobert OHara Burke and William John Willsset out to cross Australia from south to north, attempting a feat no European had ever completed. Across the Burning Continent offers beginners a clear, informative look at this daring but tragic expedition, revealing both the ambition that fueled it and the missteps that shaped its outcome.This narrative guides readers through the challenges the explorers faced: blistering heat, scarce water, unfamiliar terrain, limited supplies, and the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Australian interior. It explains how logistical errors, environmental ignorance, and the pressures of national prestige turned a heroic trek into a desperate struggle for survival.The book also highlights the crucial yet often overlooked role of Indigenous knowledgeknowledge that could have saved lives had it been recognized and respected. Through journals, reports, and survivor accounts, readers gain an accessible understanding of the expeditions route, turning points, failures, and legacy.Engaging and easy to follow, this account reveals how one of historys most dramatic treks helped reshape Australian exploration and national identity.

What truths lie beneath the palms of paradise?In On the Makaloa Mat, Jack Londonrenowned for his rugged tales of the Northturns his literary lens toward the warmth and mystique of Polynesia. Set on the sun-drenched shores of Hawaii, this powerful collection of short stories explores love, honor, aging, betrayal, and tradition among the native islanders and foreign settlers.From tragic romances to thoughtful reflections on identity and cultural clash, London paints the islands not as an exotic backdropbut as a living, breathing world full of emotional depth and quiet wisdom. What youll find inside:A stunning portrayal of Hawaiian life and customs in the early 20th centuryHuman drama that transcends time and geographyDeep insights into race, class, and colonialism told with empathy and nuanceLyrical prose from one of Americas greatest literary voices Reader Praise:"A beautiful surpriseJack Londons most human and heartfelt work." Verified Amazon Reviewer"These stories show London at his most reflective and poetic." Literary Review"Authentic, emotional, and unforgettable." BookLovers JournalOn the Makaloa Mat is not just a collection of storiesits a deep dive into the souls of people living at the intersection of tradition and change. Whether youre a longtime fan of Jack London or new to his work, this volume will resonate long after the last page is turned. Buy now to experience Hawaii as seen through the eyes of a literary legend.

How far would you go to uncover the secrets that shaped your life? Alex Stansfields journey spans continents and decades, beginning in Nigeria with a tragic accident that forever alters his destiny. Wrongly blamed and harshly punished, Alex sets off on a lifelong quest for identity and truthguided by the wisdom of an elderly sage and the unlikely companionship of a chameleon. From the gritty streets of 1960s London to the vast expanses of Australia, Alexs life is a turbulent saga of love, loss, and resilience. His battles with racism, failed marriages, and strained family ties form a heart-wrenching backdrop to a deeper discoverya hidden family secret that changes everything he thought he knew about himself. As Alex confronts the ghosts of his past and the painful truths of his present, he must come to terms with who he is and what really matters before its too late. But this isn t just Alexs storyit s a universal tale about family, identity, and the struggles that define us all. The answers Alex seeks hold the key to something far greater. Beneath the Cerulean Canopy challenges you to walk beside him and uncover the truth for yourself. You wont just read this bookyoull feel it.

Descubra os impactos da colonização, a riqueza da diversidade cultural e os desafios econômicos enfrentados por diferentes regiões. Este livro oferece uma análise crítica das heranças coloniais e das

The 29 April 1864 Battle of Pukehinahina-Gate P resulted in the astonishing defeat of a force of 1700 Imperial British soldiers, sailors and a few militia, who were supported by the largest artillery battery assembled at any time during the New Zealand Wars. Their defeat was at the hands of a group of Mori irregulars just over 200 strong. Victory at Gate P? examines, in exquisite detail, the historical background to the battle, the battle itself and the subsequent Battle of Te Ranga, and the aftermath that saw 50,000 acres of prime land confiscated and a people driven into poverty and despair. The battle of Gate P was a defining moment in New Zealand history that had repercussions for Mori landownership and the notion of sovereignty. Although Mori technically won the battle in a humiliating defeat of the British troops, long-term they were to see thousands of acres of their land confiscated.

John Wests "The History of Tasmania (Vol. 1&2)" serves as a comprehensive chronicle that meticulously navigates the islandAos complex past. With a keen eye for detail, West employs an analytical narrative style that weaves historical events, socio-political dynamics, and Indigenous perspectives into a compelling tapestry. His work, pivotal in the genre of Australian historiography, sheds light on Tasmanias colonial history, emphasizing significant episodes such as European settlement and its impact on indigenous populations, while contextualizing them within broader national narratives. John West, a prominent figure in 19th-century Australian literature and journalism, was motivated by his deep-seated interest in preserving the stories of marginalized communities. His experiences as a member of various social reform movements and encounters with Tasmanias indigenous peoples profoundly shaped his worldview. WestAos dedication to historical accuracy and moral inquiry reveals his intent to foster a collective memory that honors both colonizer and colonized, urging readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the past. This monumental work is essential for anyone interested in Australian history, providing a critical foundation for understanding TasmaniaAos intricate cultural landscape. Scholars, students, and casual readers alike will find Wests well-crafted prose to be both enlightening and thought-provoking, making it a vital addition to the library of anyone seeking to unravel the complexities of Tasmanias historical identity.

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life describes the narrators four month stay on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands. It is a story of capture, escape and romance with lovely nymph Fayaway. The narrative is based on the authors actual experiences in the South Pacific. Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is a sequel to the Sea narrative Typee. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the narrator ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and the majority of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. Omoo is also based on the authors experiences in the South Pacific. Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change.

This volume recounts the early history of bushranging in Australia. Excerpt: Owing to the stringent military rule during the first years of convict settlement, the unknown character of the country, and the absence of prey in the shape of men with money or other possessions (the aborigines being the only occupants of the soil outside the properly formed settlements), those who were called bushrangers then were simply men who had broken away from their gangs in the hope of escaping from the torture of labour under Government. The name has been made to carry a very different meaning since then, being applied to men who, some from choice and some from necessity, ranged the bush as freebooters, "sticking-up" settlers and travelers and demanding in orthodox style "your money or your life."

The following book, as the title suggests, revolves around early Australian history. It starts from the First Fleet era, which referred to the fleet of 11 ships that brought the first European and African settlers to Australia. It was made up of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports. On 13 May 1787 the fleet under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, with over 1400 people (convicts, marines, sailors, civil officers and free settlers), left from Portsmouth, England and took a journey of over 24,000 kilometers (15,000 mi) and over 250 days to eventually arrive in Botany Bay, New South Wales, where a penal colony would become the first European settlement in Australia.

"A Short History of Australia" is an accurate and informative treatise on Australian history written by an Australian historian and professor of history at the University of Melbourne, Ernest Scott. It is most valuable to the research of the post-settlement years of Sydney, New South Wales, and the other Australian colonies before the establishment of the Federation.

Settlers and Convicts, believed to be by Alexander Harris, closely follows the tale of a settler in New South Wales who must help his group farm, create a woodcut, and build houses. Contents: "Chapter I. Arrival at Sydney. Perambulation of SydneyThe marketDungaree settlers over their pipesThe wharvesThe harbor by moonlightThe St. Giless of Sydney Chapter II. Convict Discipline. Magistrates law in former timesDark doings at iron-gangsMilitary justicesA flogging-scene at Bathurst GaolFlogging to extort confessionA prosecutor and judge all in one."

Moondyne by John Boyle OReilly is a semi-autobiographical novel which has much to say about the evils of transportation and the whole 19th century criminal justice system.

"The History of Tasmania" in two volumes is the most significant work by the Australian author John West that features the development of the British colonization of Tasmania, the penal system and the condition of the Aboriginal people. The island was permanently settled by Europeans in 1803 as a penal settlement of the British Empire to prevent claims to the land by the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. The island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate, self-governing colony under the name Van Diemens Land in 1825. Approximately 75,000 convicts were sent there before transportation ceased in 1853. In 1854 the present Constitution of Tasmania was passed, and the following year the colony received permission to change its name to Tasmania, after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who made the first reported European sighting of the island in 1642. This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.