Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico

Thomas, Hugh

ISBN 10: 0671511041 / ISBN 13: 9780671511043

Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 1995

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Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.

Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:  Hugh Thomas is the author of The Spanish Civil War, Conquest, and many other books. A former Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies (U.K.), he was made Lord Thomas of Swinnerton in 1981. He lives in London.

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Titel: Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of...
Verlag: Simon & Schuster
Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good