Militares

The Imperial Japanese Navy was an early proponent of naval air power and commissioned the world's first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, the Hosho, in 1922. There followed a series of one-off designs of widely different sizes, some converted from capital ships, some designed as such from scratch, (...)

The Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914, when Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock and ships of his 4th Cruiser Squadron were out gunned and out matched by the German East Asiatic Squadron under Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee, was the worst British naval disaster for more 100 years; two (...)

¿Por qué fracasaron las tropas españolas frente a Abd-el-Krim en julio de 1921? ¿Cómo fue posible que alrededor de 12.000 soldados españoles y más 2.000 indígenas del ejército español, cayeran sucesivamente, primero en Albarrán, luego en Igueriben y finalmente en Annual? ¿Solo la precipitación (...)

Guerra es a la vez una historia de la evolución de la guerra y un análisis de lo que debemos aprender del pasado para movernos en un mundo cada vez más peligroso. Desde las trincheras de Corea hasta los cielos de Ucrania surcados por drones o la invasión israelí de Gaza, Guerra recorre ochenta años (...)

A detailed exploration of China's J-20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics.The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in the late 1970s. The Cold War's end, however, was (...)

US Stealth Fighter Projects explores secret and experimental American stealth fighter designs that never reached production.The development of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk the world's first in-service combat aircraft specifically designed to be undetectable by radar was a huge leap forward in (...)

The threat posed by the Soviet Union throughout the postwar period coincided with an explosion of innovation and can-do attitude among America's aircraft manufacturers. Challenging requirements and experimentation resulted in a huge variety of designs for aircraft powered by nuclear reaction, (...)

VLR P-51 Mustang vs Japanese FightersJapan 1945An illustrated study of some of the final and most fierce aerial clashes of the Pacific War, featuring first-hand accounts and combat reports. For four months in 1945, the skies over Tokyo saw USAAF P-51 Mustang pilots clash with Imperial Japanese Army (...)

Roman Infantry HelmetsThis study investigates the development, manufacture, decoration and use of the Roman infantry helmet, a vital piece of personal protection equipment of both legionary and auxiliary troops.The protective headgear worn by Roman foot soldiers of the Republican period was adopted (...)

The United States Navy 1914 18An illustrated study of the organization, training, tactics, and operations of the US Navy during World War I, both before and after the US formally joined the Entente Powers. In 1914, the US Navy was the third-largest navy in the world. Although World War I brought no (...)