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"The Captivity of Hans Staden" was one of the several works written by Hans Staden in his lifetime and was published in 1557. This work is a powerful and revealing account in which Staden narrates his experiences as a captive among the indigenous Tupinamba people in Brazil, offering an intimate and profound view of his life and the conditions he faced during this period. Over time, various biographies have been written and continue to be written about this iconic explorer and adventurer, with increasing quality and scope. However, to understand the thoughts and character of a real person, there is nothing better than hearing the story with all its circumstances, mistakes, and successes told by the one who lived it firsthand. This is the purpose of Hans Stadens account: to bring to the public the determined and resilient man who, through his perseverance and adaptability, survived captivity and provided one of the earliest European accounts of the New World. This work is part of the "Voices of America" collection, which aims to highlight the life stories of important figures in American history, told by themselves." Hans Staden The Cannibal Captivity in Brazil " was one of several works written by Hans Staden in his lifetime and was published in 1557. This work is a powerful and revealing account in which Staden narrates his experiences as a captive among the indigenous Tupinamba people in Brazil, offering an intimate and profound view of his life and the conditions he faced during this period. Over time, various biographies have been written and continue to be written about this iconic explorer and adventurer, with increasing quality and scope. However, to understand the thoughts and character of a real person, there is nothing better than hearing the story with all its circumstances, mistakes, and successes told by the one who lived it firsthand. This is the purpose of Hans Stadens account: to bring to the public the determined and resilient man who, through his perseverance and adaptability, survived captivity and provided one of the earliest European accounts of the New World. This work is part of the "Voices of America" collection, which aims to highlight the life stories of important figures in American history, told by themselves.

O que não nos contaram sobre o declínio e queda do império romano do ocidente, no séc. V d.C.? Resumo: Infelizmente em certas eras, períodos, contextos e momentos da produção da historiografia, ocorr

In The Art of War, Machiavelli discusses the importance of a strong military organization for the security and success of a state. The book is divided into seven parts and is presented as a dialogue between Fabrizio Colonna, a veteran soldier and strategist, and other fictional characters. Through this format, Machiavelli explores various aspects of war, including soldier training, battle tactics, the use of artillery, and the importance of discipline.One of Machiavellis main theses in The Art of War is that war must be well-planned and that leaders must be well-informed and prepared. He emphasizes the importance of continuous training of soldiers and the maintenance of a national militia rather than relying on mercenaries, whom he considered unreliable and motivated only by money.Machiavelli also addresses the importance of terrain and geography in war, arguing that a good commander should know the terrain he fights on as well as possible to use it to his advantage. He discusses the role of fortune and chance in war, but highlights that preparation and skill can often overcome these unpredictable factors.

This book is first of all an essay of political philosophy. This book is clear, straightforward, and comprehensive. It truly addresses the issue announced in the title. At the heart of this book is a comprehensive exposition of classic Just War doctrine going back to St. Augustine of Hippo and St Thomas Aquinas with a strong argument that these ancient principles have stood the test of time and should still be determinant of the ethics of warfare. Starting from the postulate that "preparing for war is the primary function of politics and combining the reflection of the officer and the Christian, his ambition is to "make people rediscover the (Christian) principles which should guide political action on the subject of war.

Os estudos sobre aquilo que o mundo anglo-saxão chama de agonismo de Foucault, ou seja, o fato dele utilizar vários conceitos oriundos da Ciência da guerra em sua produção, não são muitos. Há uma ver

Em A fantasia da história feminista, Joan Wallach Scott argumenta que as perspectivas feministas sobre a história são enriquecidas por conceitos psicanalíticos, particularmente a fantasia. Ao traçar

A partir de um manuscrito com histórias de família, iniciado por Leopoldina, uma ex-escravizada, alfabetizada, nascida em 1852, Sai da gente, estafermo apresenta a saga de mulheres negras desde o século XIX, quando Florianopolis ainda era a Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Desterro, ate a decada de 1980. Desterro/Florianopolis e o cenario. Os personagens tem as vidas impactadas pela forma como se organizava a sociedade em cada epoca. No romance, esto presentes alguns dos importantes acontecimentos da historia de Desterro/Florianopolis cidade ao longo de quase 200 anos. Um dos meritos desse romance e o de mostrar que Florianopolis teve, e tem, sim, expressiva populaço negra, submetida a escravido e a toda a sorte de excluses e preconceitos raciais. As personagens femininas eixo condutor do romance sabiam que dentre as poucas possibilidades de negros conseguirem mobilidade social e escaparem dos trabalhos mais rudimentares e subalternos, estava o conhecimento. O estimulo ao estudo e a leitura permeia a vida dessas notaveis mulheres. O romance traz a tona a presença de intelectuais negros na vida cultural da cidade. Homens e mulheres muitas vezes esquecidos pela historiografia. O resgate desses personagens, propicia ao leitor conhecer a importancia da contribuiço negra e, junto, a existencia do racismo, mesmo dentro das chamadas esferas cultas da sociedade. Sobretudo, e um relato agudo e sensivel de resistencia e luta, com o grande merito de no ceder ao panfletarismo e as simplificaçes. Narra as crueldades do sistema escravista. Entretanto, nele no ha negros santificados contra brancos perversos. Os personagens do livro so pessoas comuns, com qualidades e defeitos, que traçam suas tramas para resistir e sobreviver num mundo adverso. Embora tema candente, repleto de situaçes dolorosas e enternecedoras, a abordagem e leve, propiciando leitura agradavel, daquelas que se tem dificuldade para abandonar o livro. Importante destacar que a expresso Sai da frente, estafermo era usada, ate meados do seculo XX, quando se queria mandar alguem sair do caminho, no atrapalhar, no ser ou criar obstaculos. As protagonistas do livro se utilizam da frase em momentos que precisam superar e dar a volta por cima depois de tombos pela vida. Estamos diante de um bom romance baseado em historia verdadeira, com tema atual.

O livro trata dos 160 anos de início da Guerra do Paraguai/Triple Alianza, sobre como o conflito é lembrado 16 décadas depois pela sociedade. A obra está dividida em quatro partes: na primeira, há um resumo historico da Guerra, com os depoimentos deixados por quem esteve nos combates; uma segunda parte traz as percepçes do autor; a terceira so as respostas aos questionamentos feitos as autoridades brasileiras e paraguaias a respeito da memoria militar; por ultimo, ha entrevistas com especialistas que aceitaram o desafio de compartilhar, de forma sucinta, seus conhecimentos sobre a tematica. A obra conta ainda com 42 paginas de fotografias de antes e depois nos antigos campos de batalha.

The definitive account of Commando: A Boer Journal of the Anglo-Boer War, published word-for-word as Reitz first wrote it in the English translation; edited and annotated by historian and Anglo-Boer War expert, Professor Fransjohan Pretorius.In 1899, Deneys Reitz, then aged seventeen, enlisted in the Boer army to fight the British. He had learnt to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk. He made full use of these skills and the endurance he had acquired in the next three years of the war, during which he fought with the Boer commandos.He was involved in major actions, like the battle of Spioen Kop, and he interacted with prolific political and military figures of the time, such as President Paul Kruger, Boer generals Piet Joubert, Louis Botha, Koos de la Rey, Christiaan Beyers, Jan Smuts and British commander Lord Kitchener. He even met the young Winston Churchill as a prisoner-of-war in Pretoria. Reitz forged a strong personal and political friendship with General Jan Smuts after the war, built on reciprocal respect.Commando is more than a historical document; it is a literary masterpiece that transcends time.With prose that captures both the brutality and the beauty of war, Reitz weaves a narrative that resonates with authenticity and passion.As relevant today as when it was first penned, Commando has become a South African classic and stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

Nova edição do relato do premiado jornalista brasileiro que cobriu a Guerra do Vietnã traz ainda outros textos — incluindo inéditos em livro — publicados na Realidade, a mais importante revista de re

Romance histórico escrito pelos professores Namblá Gakran (in memoriam) e Ricardo de Campos, que conta a história de uma família indígena da etnia Xokleng/Laklãnõ, mais especificamente da jovem índia

Operation OVERLORD, the opening up of an Allied second front by the invasion of the Normandy beaches in June 1944 was the largest military invasion of all time, but it was preceded by years of industrial scale intelligence collection and dangerous clandestine reconnaissance missions off the French coast.VANGUARD is the untold story of this work, the intelligence machine and covert reconnaissance missions that went into the D-Day planning, such as the signals intelligence intercepts, the agent running operations orchestrated by the 15th Flotilla, to the clandestine work of the X-Craft and COPP (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) diver teams that scoured the Normandy coast months before the June 1944 deadline.The book pulls together previously unpublished but declassified Top Secret documents, diaries, letters and personal accounts from some of the few remaining veterans who were there.

Esta obra trata da genealogia da Família Rodrigues no Estado de Pernambuco, especialmente na região do Sertão do Pajeú. Com ênfase no ramo ligado a José Carlos Rodrigues (Roiz) do Nascimento, apresen

Você já se imaginou fardado, em serviço, com uma arma de fogo nas mãos e diante de um cidadão infrator também armado, tendo milésimos de segundo para tomar uma decisão em utilizar sua arma para defen

UM DOS MAIORES SEGREDOS DA EXPANSÃO MARÍTIMAEm 1492, o capitão Cristóvão Colón liderou uma expedição de três navios até às Caraíbas, que gerou grande interesse e especulações sobre novas terras a oci

Entre as Páginas do Tempo: O Renascimento do Culto a Bel é uma obra envolvente que mergulha nas profundezas da história antiga, desvendando os mistérios e intrigas por trás do renascimento do culto ao grande deus Bel. O autor nos conduz por uma jornada fascinante atraves dos seculos, revelando a trajetoria de lideres visionarios, como Sargo, que foram escolhidos pelo proprio Bel para forjar imperios e moldar destinos. Ao longo das paginas deste livro, somos transportados para um mundo onde os deuses caminham entre os mortais, onde o poder da fe e to palpavel quanto a luz do sol. Com uma narrativa envolvente e ricamente detalhada, o autor nos convida a explorar os rituais sagrados, os mitos ancestrais e as batalhas epicas que marcaram o ressurgimento do culto a Bel. Ao mesmo tempo, ele desafia nossas noçes preconcebidas sobre religio e espiritualidade, lançando luz sobre a rica tapeçaria de crenças que moldaram a civilizaço humana. Entre as Paginas do Tempo e mais do que um livro - e uma jornada de descoberta e iluminaço, uma homenagem vibrante ao poder eterno do divino do paganismo.

On 29 May 1944 General George S. Patton gave a speech in the south-east of England to the men of his Army in which he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans. As he rose to his crescendo, he said how much he pitied those sons of bitches we are going up against - by God, I do. On that same day General Omar Bradley gave a calmer speech in Somerset to the men of his Army about how much rested on the upcoming invasion of northern France and how vital their role was in achieving victory. Apart from the very different tones of the speeches reflecting the opposite character of the two Army commanders, there was another big difference. Bradley was speaking to men who in a little over a week would be splashing ashore on the beaches of Normandy. Patton was addressing an Army that didnt exist.The Army That Never Was tells the story of the biggest deception operation of the Second World War - the plan to mislead the Germans into thinking that the invasion of Europe would come at the Pas de Calais, by inventing an entirely fake Army group in the south-east of England. Full of fascinating characters from the US, Britain and Germany, this compelling and propulsive narrative explores one of the most remarkable stories of the Second World War.

This is a marvellous book. The research is very thorough and it will answer all my questions. RICHARD WILLIS, Normandy veteran, first lieutenant on LCT 898 on D-DayBrings to life the planning and execution of the largest amphibious landing which the world has ever seen My grandfather would have been most impressed by this detailed research. CAPTAIN WILL RAMSAY, grandson of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary ForceD-Day, one of the most decisive moments of the Second World War, could not have happened without thousands of landing craft. Yet their role, and that of their crews, has often been overlooked.During a combined operation that involved aerial and naval assaults, as well as amphibious landings on a vast scale, more than 132,000 Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944. Through their efforts, the tide of the war turned for the final time to favour the Allies.There is no overstating the contribution of the landing craft and their crews on the first day of Operation Neptune, and yet it is often overlooked. In D-Day Landing Craft, historian Andrew Whitmarsh turns his attention to these vital vessels that ensured the operations success. He describes events on each of the five Allied beaches on D-Day from the perspective of landing craft, landing ships and their crews. He examines why there were so many different types of landing craft and how they were built over several years in both the UK and North America, despite many competing war production requirements and operational demands. This closely researched and well-illustrated account is essential to anyone who wants to fully understand the course of D-Day, and the nature of Allied preparations for the campaign.

Em sua origem, a palavra "bárbaro" é uma onomatopeia que designa aquele estrangeiro cujo idioma soaria como o resmungo de um "blá-blá-blá" ininteligível. Se essas pessoas de aparência exótica e de ma

Mas afinal, que tipo de habilidades são necessárias para se tornar um guerreiro diferenciado como esse? O que define o espírito e a essência das operações especiais? Como essas pequenas tropas conseg