1918-2018I Centenary of the end of the First World War Awake Ferro Contemporary No. 1:1914. The outbreak of the Great War 2014 marked the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. Beyond the opportunity of the date, it seems obligatory to dedicate the first issue of Desperta
With this suggestive title the Sancho de Beurko Association collects in the latest issue of its digital magazine Saibigain the most complete study carried out to date on the Mola offensive and the breakup of the Basque front with regard to the first week of fighting that began on Wednesday, March 3
In 2015, more than a hundred researchers and professors from different countries adhered to a press article published by Eduardo Manzano in which the negative consequences that non-matriculation had entailed for the correct management of the Mosque were revealed and they demanded greater involvement
After the execution in 1538 of the marshal, advance and Governor of Nueva Toledo, Diego de Almagro , at the end of the so-called War of Las Salinas, which pitted him against his old partner, Francisco Pizarro , his brother, Hernando, went to court, where he would be tried and sentenced, while his
One of the most exciting and unknown stories that the Second World War left us was the one that starred a group of romantic explorers who in the thirties had founded the Club Zerzura and traveled the Libyan desert in search of the mythical oasis where the army of King Cambyses of Persia was lost.
Daniel Steuckers, mayor and director of the small Museum of History of the Belgian town of Osterloo , in the province of Flemish Brabant , discovered last summer a document in the archives of the City Council that has revolutionized the life of this town of two thousand five hundred inhabitants dedi
Following the publication of his latest book, Silver and blood. The conquest of the Inca Empire and the civil wars of Peru and his recent collaboration in the Desperta Ferro Historia Moderna #37:The Conquest of Peru , we take the opportunity to conduct this interview with Antonio Espino López (
Those verses of the poet Antonio Colinas, fragments of the Canto X from his book Night beyond the night (1983), perfectly reflect the harshness of war and the horror of battle, in this case from the perspective of a Roman legionnaire. Visceral narratives of the soldiers experience in battle date bac
Together with the author, Luis Sorando , we are lucky to have the presence of Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau , painter of battles. The two will engage in a dialogue with Javier Gómez , publisher of Awake Ferro Editions. We are lucky to have the Tercios Viejos bookstore (C/ María Panés 4, 28003 Madrid), whose
William Boyd (Bill, as he liked to be called) Kennedy Shaw , in his 1945 work dedicated to the LRDG , his experience in the desert, a territory where deprivation was the order of the day but which, however, became a scenario dominated by the men of this unit, fundamentally for exploration, although
They accompanied General Prim Colonel Federico Fernández San Román, from the General Staff, Colonel Carlos Detenre and Lieutenant Colonel Agustín Pita del Corro, who acted as his aide-de-camp, and the Marquis of Serravalle, his secretary, were in his mission. All of them arrived in Constantinople in
During the presentation, we had Luis Sorando Muzás , author of the work, one of the greatest connoisseurs of the War of Independence, expert in uniforms and flags, adviser to the Museum of the Army and the painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, and president of the Spanish Napoleonic Association. Together w
Dear readers This Sunday February 24 is the 494th anniversary of the Battle of Pavia , one of the greatest military successes of the Spanish arms that sealed the victory of the Hispanic Monarchy in the Wars of Italy and the definitive triumph of the tactical model of the Spanish infantry that would
Note:this article has undergone a update after viewing chapter 4, see last section at the end of it (does not contain spoilers). In 1981, an almost unknown Wolfgang Petersen , then director of films like The NeverEnding Story (1984), In the line of fire (1993), The Perfect Storm (2000) and yes, als
It is understandable that Christians wanted to give the death of an epic bath. Almanzor , in all probability, the most formidable enemy coming from the part of the Peninsula dominated by the Muslims. What better way to represent Almanzors death than a great victory against his army from a coalition
As a continuation of the previous exhibitions, “Napoléon et l’Europe ” (2013) and “Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène. The conquest of memory ” (2016), at the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, between April 6 and July 22, 2018, the exhibition “Napoléon Stratège” («Napoleon Strategist «), in which a study of the way
A flat helmet stands out among the unharvested wheat, to show us little by little, the characteristic profile of a British soldier in the Second World War . Carefully observing the environment, he raises his hand in a forward gesture that, between slight tinkles and creaks, gives way to new figures
1938-2018 80 years of the Battle of the Ebro «Whoever does not know his history is doomed to repeat his mistakes» Desperta Ferro Especiales III:1938. The Battle of the Ebro (2nd Ed.) The Battle of the Ebro is probably the most bloody and long battles waged within the Spanish Civil War. Faced wit
As an upper-class woman during the Victorian era, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was not destined to have its own space in history, much less to serve as a reference for future generations. However, from her childhood she had, like her sister, the possibility of accessing a quality education based
Lets start by defining what is for you the concept of memory, so hackneyed that it risks losing its meaning. And why specifically Basques? What differentiates the Basque diaspora from other communities of Spanish emigrants? In this sense, what do we Can local history, of a community or even the hi
On the afternoon of June 27, 1944, with the German front in Belarus having collapsed from the great Soviet offensive, the first trains with units of the 12th Panzer Division began to arrive in the rear zone of the former 9th Army. The 12th Panzer would attempt to contain the Soviet advance north of
Happy New Year to all of you who accompany me on my path through history. As you may have seen, it took a few days without posting new articles on my blog. The main cause is the need for a little respite in search of new ideas, to continue telling stories and showing new places. Note that these are
Americas entry into World War II in December 1941 led to increasing international pressure on the British government to resolve the India issue. US President Elliot Roosevelt put pressure on the British government for the independence of India. The British government could not ignore the advice of t
The British and American navies, soon followed by France, Portugal and the Scandinavian countries, had adopted the German Schnorchel which the English made the Snort and the Americans, the Snorkel. Not only does the process allow the batteries to be recharged in almost complete immersion but, in ope