Títulos en Ejército y guerra

Militar y político italiano, fue famoso a causa de su participación en las actividades guerreras vinculadas al proceso que finalmente produjo la unificación política de Italia, durante el segundo y tercer cuarto del Siglo XIX.

Fue un corajudo campesino, patriota y revolucionario nicaragüense, héroe nacional de Nicaragua y junto con el poeta Rubén Darío constituyen la máxima expresión de la Nacionalidad Nicaragüense. Es llamado el General de Hombres Libres, gracias a su gran protagonismo en la resistencia nicaragüense contra el ejército de ocupación estadounidense en la Nicaragua de comienzos del siglo XX.

Militar, político y estadista mexicano, fue presidente de México entre 1934 y 1940, tiempo en el que destacó, entre otras cosas, por la reforma agraria y la creación de los "ejidos" en el sector agropecuario mexicano, la nacionalización de los recursos del subsuelo, en especial, del petróleo y por haber brindado asilo político a los exiliados españoles durante la guerra civil.

Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for 25 years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in the Gulf, he has lived and fought by the motto 'who dares wins'. Eye of the Storm is his insider's account of that exceptional career.

In occasione degli oltre 200 anni dell'Arma dei Carabinieri, La Stampa inaugura "Nei secoli fedeli", dieci puntate dedicate a storie di eroismo che danno l'occasione di ripercorrere fasi cruciali della storia d'Italia. A condurre la serie sarà Francesco Grignetti, storica firma della Stampa.

In occasione degli oltre 200 anni dell'Arma dei Carabinieri, La Stampa inaugura "Nei secoli fedeli", dieci puntate dedicate a storie di eroismo che danno l'occasione di ripercorrere fasi cruciali della storia d'Italia. A condurre la serie sarà Francesco Grignetti, storica firma della Stampa.

In occasione degli oltre 200 anni dell'Arma dei Carabinieri, La Stampa inaugura "Nei secoli fedeli", dieci puntate dedicate a storie di eroismo che danno l'occasione di ripercorrere fasi cruciali della storia d'Italia. A condurre la serie sarà Francesco Grignetti, storica firma della Stampa.

Un crocevia di episodi fantastici, avventurosi, alcuni assurdi. L'America Latina racchiude universi molto diversi tra loro che hanno in comune la magia di racconti unici. In "Altramerica", Filippo Femia racconterà queste storie di vita attraverso la voce dei protagonisti. Persone comuni che a volte hanno incrociato la Storia con la S maiuscola. Ogni episodio un Paese, per un viaggio che dal muro al confine Stati Uniti-Messico arriva fino alla Tierra del Fuego.

In occasione degli oltre 200 anni dell'Arma dei Carabinieri, La Stampa inaugura "Nei secoli fedeli", dieci puntate dedicate a storie di eroismo che danno l'occasione di ripercorrere fasi cruciali della storia d'Italia. A condurre la serie sarà Francesco Grignetti, storica firma della Stampa.

Osannato, oltraggiato, umiliato e poi, a molti anni di distanza dalla morte, riconosciuto guida indiscussa del suo popolo, Napoleone Bonaparte è figura discussa e oggetto di studi ancora oggi. Il suo temperamento e l'abilità di stratega militare, - come arguzia e coraggio - si confondono con la vicenda personale che ne evidenzia protervia innata, sete di potere e grande carisma.

Using original archives from the Western Front, this historic account uncovers the stories of seven men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross, Britain’s most prized military medal. Interviews with modern-day family members reveal the personal stories of each man, exploring the differing fortunes they experienced and the variety of reasons for which they fought.

A young US Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a 19-month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite Mountains of I Corps, infantry operations in the rice paddies and mountains of Quang Nam Province, and special police operations for the CIA in Tay Ninh province. Using official Marine Corps unit histories, CIA documents, and his weekly letters home, the author relies almost exclusively on primary sources in providing an accurate and honest account.

Henry Lee III - whose nickname, "Light-Horse," came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle - was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America's War for Independence. By now most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse Harry Lee, the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but this new biography reveals he may be one of the most fascinating figures in our nation's history. A daring military commander, Lee was also an early American statesman whose passionate argument in favor of national unity helped ratify the Constitution.

The first and only biography of intrepid attorney James B. Donovan, who was recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to broker near-impossible negotiations - now the basis for Steven Spielberg's Cold War film Bridge of Spies. Charming, bold, and good humored, James Donovan was a larger-than-life figure who led a fascinating and magnificently varied career, primarily as a negotiator on behalf of prisoners.

Xenophon, after being exiled from Athens, spent the last years of his life hunting, writing, and recalling in his books the great days of the Persian expedition. This record of one of the most famous marches in history contains an account of the day-to-day life of ordinary men and soldiers. Translated by Rex Warner.

Here is one of the most extraordinary and invaluable documents in the annals of Native American history: the authentic testament of a remarkable "war shaman" who, for several years, held off both Mexico and the United States in fierce defense of Apache lands. During 1905 and 1906, Geronimo, the legendary Apache warrior and honorary war chief, dictated his story through a native interpreter to S. M. Barrett.

Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America. Casting all five men as metaphors for a legion of well-meaning if ill-starred warriors, Timberg probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle.

This memoir offers an unrivaled firsthand account of World War II in the Pacific - what it looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and most of all, what it felt like to one who underwent all but the ultimate of its experiences.

In early summer 1982 - winter in the South Atlantic - Argentina's military junta invades the Falklands. Within days, a Royal Navy Task Force is assembled and dispatched. This is the story of D Squadron, 22 SAS, commanded by Cedric Delves. The relentless tempo of events defies belief. Raging seas, inhospitable glaciers, hurricane-force winds, helicopter crashes, raids behind enemy lines - the Squadron prevailed against them all, but the cost was high.

On the Frontlines of the Television War is the story of Yasutsune "Tony" Hirashiki's 10 years in Vietnam - beginning when he arrived in 1966 as a young freelancer with a 16mm camera but without a job or the slightest grasp of English and ending in the hectic fall of Saigon in 1975 when he was literally thrown on one of the last flights out. His memoir has all the exciting tales of peril, hardship, and close calls as the best of battle memoirs but it is primarily a story of very real and yet remarkable people: the soldiers, the reporters, and the photographers.