Jacinto Antón

Hundreds of ex-combatants from the losing side of the Civil War fought against the Nazis while enlisted in the British army. A new book reconstructs their story

At an international symposium in Spain, the prestigious biologist warned of a ‘dramatic decline’ in some species, which are affected by climate change

An extraordinary documentary delves into the bitter debate over the fate of the building in the Austrian city of Braunau where the Nazi leader was born

Finnish historian Pekka Hämäläinen – who hates the film ‘Dances with Wolves’ – wrote a book called ‘Indigenous Continent,’ in which he explains that the tribes of North America had notable military capacity and that their defeat was by no means inevitable

Emma Southon, whose new book explores Roman history through 21 notable women, says that the era’s intimate apparel was based on functionality

In a new book, retired general Richard Dannatt and expert archivist Allen Packwood analyze the Normandy landings on the 80th anniversary, from the perspective of the prime minister’s contribution to the ‘Longest Day’

Archaeologist and author Rubén Montoya reviews the history of the famous location razed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. After wading through scores of artifacts, he says it was not the erotic destination some have made it out to be

In a fascinating book, the Icelandic researcher Bergsveinn Birgisson reveals the story of his medieval ancestor Geirmundur Hjörsson, forgotten by the sagas

In his book ‘Pax,’ Tom Holland reviews the period of splendor in Imperial Rome from Nero to Hadrian and tells of the terrible fate of Sporo, mutilated and forced to replace the deceased Empress Poppaea

The show includes the only surviving rectangular shield and a breastplate from the Varo massacre, among other exceptional artists

While the father of psychoanalysis managed to escape from Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, four of his sisters died in the camps. Three of them were gassed in Treblinka

The magnificent series, in the wake of ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’, reconstructs the daring World War II American B-17 bomber missions with shocking realism

The series adaptation of the first novel from Bernard Cornwell’s splendid trilogy ‘The Warlord Chronicles’ doesn’t match the original’s mastery, but has its charms

The American scientist, a rising star in the study of dinosaurs, talks to EL PAÍS about what would have happened to the species if they had not been wiped out by the asteroid

An exhibition in Berlin debates what would have happened if German history had taken alternative paths and the allies had not unexpectedly captured the Remagen bridge intact, potentially extending World War II by months

The well-known Catalan naturalist married a biologist from Mashhad after living a love story worth of a novel

In the book ‘Dinosaurs and Other Animals,’ José Luis Sanz revisits the history of paleontology through its influence on the popular imagination

The Bram Stoker Festival offers intense experiences for the fans of the king of vampires and his creator, as it traces the footprints of both in the Irish capital

In ‘Beyond,’ Walker chronicles the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. He masterfully reconstructs the epic flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to leave the Earth and point the way to the stars

British historian Edward Shawcross presents a very readable biography of a royal caught up in an ill-fated imperial adventure

Historian Patricia González Gutiérrez, author of ‘Cunnus,’ explains that the concept of consent was alien to Romans

The star of the ‘Black Sails’ pirate series is also the author of the popular ‘Sunder City’ fantasy novels