Valdivia Photograph Published in History Book

Valdivia in Southern Chile is a beautiful city on the river Calle Calle.

The Valdivia area is surrounded by colonial age forts and battlements that date back to the Spanish occupation of this region of Chile.

A recently published book entitled Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age: 1776–1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics features a photograph I took while visiting Valdivia and the Spanish Fort at Niebla.

The publisher contacted me during this book’s development and asked to use my picture of the Niebla fort in their forthcoming book:

My picture of the Spanish Fort:

You can see they turned the photo into a black and white version which makes it look even more historical:

If you like history, this book is an interesting one to add to your collection. You can see more details about it on Amazon.com: Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age: 1776–1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics

Posted January 13th, 2010 in History.

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