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2) Coriolanus
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' is a feared and revered Roman general, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to extract his revenge and determine his destiny.
4) Toys
Language
English
Description
When his army general uncle takes over Zevo Toys, toy designer Leslie Zevo's whimsical, carefree world changes overnight, and he must find a way to save the company and grow up without losing his playful spirit.
5) The promise
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
Follow the journey and battle between a powerful duke, a military general, and a slave who fall in love with the same woman.
6) Quo vadis
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Legion commander Marcus Vinicius's love for a Christian slave girl crosses the divide between Empire and a sect with a higher loyalty. Presiding over all is Nero. He is Caesar, madman, murderer -- an imperial ruler of the spectacular, and spectacularly doomed, glory that was Rome"--Container.
Series
Language
中文（繁體）
Formats
Description
"[T]he epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign-unrivaled...
8) MacArthur
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1942, with his position in the Philippines made hopeless by Japan's destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, MacArthur leaves pledging, "I shall return!" MacArthur does return with riveting victories in the Pacific and the deft handling of the democratization of Japan. He is also armed with Presidential aspirations. While serving in Korea in 1951, his colossal ego and insubordination result in dismissal by President Truman....
Author
Series
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
"Por que Donald Trump fue electo presidente de Estados Unidos? Su victoria electoral dice mucho sobre el pais mas poderoso del mundo y sus ciudadanos, pero tambien sobre nosotros como sociedad. Ahora, ante la xenofobia, la misoginia, el nacionalismo, el populismo y otros azotes caracteristicos de ese regimen, cuales son las mayores amenazas para la region? Con el mejor estilo de los panfletos y libelos politicos de los siglos xix y xx, Jorge Volpi...
14) El rey marcado
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Hidra
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Enfréntate a tus demonios o aliméntalos. Nadie sabe a lo que se enfrentó el rey Nikolai Lantsov durante la sangrienta guerra civil de su país, y él pretende que siga siendo así. Ahora, con sus enemigos agolpados al otro lado de sus debilitadas fronteras, Nikolai deberá dar con la manera de surtir las arcas de Ravka, forjar nuevas alianzas y frenar la amenaza que se cierne sobre el ejército Grisha. Sin embargo, la magia oscura que corre por...
15) Morir de pie
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Emiliano Zapata está dispuesto a volver a la lucha, pero 1919 le tiene preparado un sangriento revés. Es traicionado por quien menos lo espera, y en sus últimos momentos de vida recuerda su infancia, sus batallas y a las personas que lo acompañaron desde la cuna hasta el campo de batalla. En viva voz, Zapata relata fuerte y claro los momentos más importantes de la Revolución mexicana, como el inicio de la lucha armada, su reunión con Francisco...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
En Hijo de tigre descubrimos a un Juan Nepomuceno Almonte que, con mirada nostálgica, hace balance sobre su vida: sobre lo que cree de sí mismo, lo que creen los demás y los hechos verdaderos. El resultado es un vívido, humano y entrañable retrato en el que el personaje se despoja y trasciende las etiquetas de patriota o traidor. París, 1867. Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, hijo de José María Morelos y Pavón, llega a Francia para solicitar la ayuda...
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Esta biografía bilingüe para niños de 8 a 12 años cuenta la historia de Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, el general mexicano que derrotó a los franceses en la Batalla de Puebla en 1862, que ahora se celebra como el Cinco de Mayo en los Estados Unidos.
This bilingual biography for kids ages 8-12 tells the story of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, the Mexican general who beat the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, which is now celebrated as Cinco de Mayo...
Author
Series
Publisher
Loqueleo, an imprint of Santillana USA Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
"Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn't let him fight for the North."--Amazon.com.
Robert E. Lee parecía destinado a la grandeza. Su padre...
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