Grandes gestas del soldado español

When was the legend forged? How did he become such a mythical and attractive figure? Why did he earn the respect and consideration of leaders, historians and poets around the world, starting with his enemies?. Was he really, as the Earl of Leicester in Flanders claimed, the best that existed in all of Christendom? What is hidden behind literature, what does history say about him? The Spanish soldier has made endless rivers of ink flow with his sole service and has become synonymous with honor, bravery, sacrifice and death, but what decisions made it possible? What tactics, chances, successes or errors have brought us here? And who? Discover the greatest feats carried out by the Spanish soldier in this fascinating book that includes some of the most important battles in our history, which carved out the identity of Spain and earned it an unequivocal place in the world. From the epic charge of the three kings in Las Navas de Tolosa to the first Napoleonic defeat before a European army in Bailén, going through the "land combat on the sea" that left Cervantes unarmed in Lepanto or the heroic defense of Cartagena de Indias Against English, this work will embark you on an exciting journey through battlefields and headquarters, to see first-hand the strategies, weapons, reasons and names that changed the course of time. Written by accredited soldiers and historians and widely illustrated with revealing documents, "Great Deeds of the Spanish Soldier" is the best tribute to the military profession manifested in the difficult art of war and its essential role in the future of Spain.