More issues of Desperta Ferro

Whilst on my recent cruise I bought three issues of DESPERTA FERRO, having bought an earlier issue in January.

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DESPERTA FERRO – ANTIGUA Y MEDIEVAL (No.94): LA CONQUISTA DEL GUADALQUIVIR FERNANDO III EL SANTO (THE CONQUEST OF THE GUADALQUIVIR FERNANDO III THE SAINT)

• Un reino preparado para la guerra. La Castilla de Fernando III (A kingdom prepared for war. The Castile of Ferdinand III) by José María Monsalvo Antón
• El colapso almohade y el fracaso de Ibn Hud (The Almohad collapse and the failure of Ibn Hud) by Maribel Fierro
• Como un león imparable. Las conquistas del alto Guadalquivir (Like an unstoppable lion. The conquests of the upper Guadalquivir) by Juan Carlos Castillo Armenteros
• Çercados y arrequexados. La conquista de Córdoba (Encircled and harried. The conquest of Córdoba) by David Porrinas González
• El avance sudoriental y la toma de Jaén (The southeastern advance and the capture of Jaén) by Juan Francisco Jiménez Alcázar
• Los derrotados. La sociedad de al-Ándalus frente a las conquistas de Fernando III (The Defeated. The society of al-Andalus in the face of the conquests of Ferdinand III ) by Alejandro García Sanjuán
• Et venieron ý muchas gentes. La repoblación del valle del Guadalquivir (And many people came there. The repopulation of the Guadalquivir valley) by Clara Almagro Vidal
• El asedio de Sevilla (The Siege of Seville) by Francisco García Fitz
• Price: €7.50 (approximately £6.50)

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DESPERTA FERRO – CONTEMPORÁNEA (No.74): GUADALCANAL: EL ASALTO DE LOS MARINES (GUADALCANAL: THE MARINES' ASSAULT)

• El final de la expansión japonesa (The end of Japanese expansion) by Aldric Hama and Jason Morgan
• El compromiso ganador. Los planes y preparativos de la Operación Watchtower (The winning engagement. The plans and preparations of Operation Watchtower) by Trent Hone
• Amanecer en Guadalcanal. El desembarco de los marines (Sunrise on Guadalcanal. The landing of the marines) by John Domagalski
• La batalla de la isla de Savo (The Battle of Savo Island) by Mark W Stille
• La carga suicida del Destacamento Ichiki (The suicidal charge of the Ichiki Detachment) by Rubén Villamor Serrano
• De Trípoli a Guadalcanal. La 1.ª División de Marines (From Tripoli to Guadalcanal. The 1st Marine Division) by Roberto Muñoz Bolaños
• La batalla de Bloody Ridge (The Battle of Bloody Ridge) by Martijn Lak
• Matanikau. El río de la muerte (Matanikau. The River of Death) by Dave R Holland
• Price: €7.50 (approximately £6.50)

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DESPERTA FERRO – ESPECIALES (No. 46): LA ARMADA ESPAÑOLA (IX). ULTRAMAR, UNA MARINA GLOBAL SIGLO XVIII (THE SPANISH NAVY (IX). OVERSEAS, A GLOBAL NAVY IN THE 18TH CENTURY)

• La Real Armada y la defensa de las Indias. Desafíos y estrategia (The Royal Navy and the Defense of the Indies: Challenges and Strategy) by Rafael Torres Sánchez
• Corsarios y guardacostas en la persecución del contrabando caribeño (Corsairs and Coastguards in the Pursuit of Caribbean Smuggling) by Vera Moya Sordo
• La financiación de la Armada en los reinos de Indias (The Financing of the Navy in the Indies Kingdoms) by José Manuel Serrano Álvarez
• La batalla naval de La Habana (1748) (The Naval Battle of Havana (1748)) by Francisco Amor Martín and Amós Farrujia Coello
• La reorganización de la Armada española en ultramar durante el siglo XVIII (The Reorganization of the Spanish Navy Overseas during the 18th Century) by Guillermo Nicieza Forcelledo
• Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa y la expedición geodésica al ecuador (Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa, and the Geodesic Expedition to the Equator) by Francisco José González González
• Guardianes del mercurio. El naufragio del Guadalupe y la flota de azogues de 1724 (Guardians of Mercury. The Shipwreck of the Guadalupe and the 1724 Mercury Fleet) by Carlos León Amores and Cruz Apestegui Cardenal
• Navíos, fragatas y galeones. La construcción naval en los reinos de Indias durante el siglo XVIII (Ships, frigates, and galleons. Shipbuilding in the Indies' realms during the 18th century) by Iván Valdez-Bubnov
• La marinería y maestranza de la Real Armada en las Indias (The seamanship and shipyard of the Royal Navy in the Indies) by Alberto Hoces-García
• El Real Astillero de La Habana (The Royal Shipyard of Havana) by José Manuel Serrano Álvarez
• La conquista de Roatán, 1782 (The Conquest of Roatán, 1782) by Víctor García González
• Las compañías comerciales de Caracas y Filipinas (The commercial companies of Caracas and the Philippines) by Álvaro Aragón Ruano
• Price: €8.50 (approximately £7.50)

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These are high quality publications, printed in colour on glossy paper, and the quality of the illustrations – particularly the maps – is excellent. I thoroughly recommend them and will certainly buy future issues.