From Iberia to Diaspora

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En este segundo tomo, Braudel relata en el capítulo "Los acontecimientos, la política y los hombres" una historia de hechos, de oscilaciones breves. Se llega a la distinción dentro del tiempo de la historia, de un tiempo geográfico, un tiempo social y un tiempo individual. Inicia con la guerra en el Mediterráneo de 1551 y termina con la muerte de Felipe II en 1598.

Uno de los eventos mas importantes en la historia de la aviacion es aun desconocido por muchos, debido al encubrimiento de los paises que lo protagonizaron, los Estados Unidos y la Union Sovietica. Ocurrio durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la Guerra Fria que le siguio, y tuvo serias consecuencias sobre la politica internacional. Caido del cielo recrea como el dictador de la Union Sovietica, Joseph Stalin, hizo una copia exacta del B-29 norteamericano --bombardero estrategico superpesado de largo alcance-- y lo convirtio en el TU-4 sovietico. Es un relato lleno de accion e intriga, donde...