Militares

Nada puede restar valor al hecho de que incluso en medio de la brutalidad sin precedentes de la guerra ruso-alemana en el frente oriental, Stalingrado ocupa un lugar especial de horror en la imaginación humana. No fue una batalla librada en mitad de la estepa, el desierto o la selva, sino en las (...)

This book examines the role of the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the US Navy's standard carrier fighter at the start of the Pacific War, and its clashes against the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen.The US Navy went to war in December 1941 with the tubby Wildcat, the first of (...)

Richly illustrated, this title describes Anglo-Saxon monarchs, warlords and their warriors and households in Anglo-Saxon Britain, from the first post-Roman mercenaries to the Norman Conquest.In a country fragmented by Roman withdrawal during the 5th century AD, the employment of Germanic (...)

An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.The finest American destroyers of World War II had surprisingly long careers into the Cold War and the missile age. The (...)

A comprehensive, illustrated account of the new generation of advanced tanks to emerge during the last 15 years of the Cold War, showcasing major improvements in armor protection, gunsights, and fire-control systems.Focusing on the technology of the period, author Steven J. Zaloga explains how the (...)