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Subtitled, "The Rise Of The Spanish Empire". The Spanish conquistadors returned to Europe with the potato, turkey and syphilis, but within 30 years, Spain had created an empire that made her the most envied nation in the world. Thomas brings this imperial triumph to life.

Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and accessible book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social histori

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A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblematic and misunderstood wars of the twentieth century. Revised and updated with significant new material, including new revelations about atrocities perpetrated against civilians by both sides in this epic conflict, this "definitive work on the subject" (Richard Bernstein, "The New York Times) has been g...