Libros

Cómo leer Nueva York nos descubre y facilita la comprensión del rico lenguaje arquitectónico de una de las ciudades más grandiosas del mundo, desde sus famosos rascacielos a sus tesoros menos conocidos. Haciendo un recorrido por los avances técnicos clave y los movimientos estéticos que han (...)

Este práctico volumen es una guía de bolsillo indispensable para la comprensión de la arquitectura de la era moderna. En él se nos revela la historia de la modernidad a través de ladrillos, hormigón, acero y vidrio, mostrándonos cómo los edificios modernos simbolizan más de 150 años de continua (...)

Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment with Lombard rulers then fighting the (...)

This study explores the organization, history and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the 20 years between its victory in the Civil War and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in 1941.The two decades following the Bolshevik victory over the 'Whites' in the Russian Civil War saw widespread and (...)

This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world.Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in (...)

A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction.The Essex class was the USN's war-winning ship class of the Pacific War. Of the 24 ships completed, 14 saw action, (...)

Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction to one of history's most heavily romanticized and mythologized campaigns.Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like (...)

A new history and analysis of the German and Soviet tank forces that battled on eastern German soil in the final months of World War II.The final months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw the Wehrmacht fighting with exhausted armoured divisions, albeit now armed with the most advanced and (...)

A study of the little-known career of Germany's Panther, perhaps the greatest tank of World War II, in foreign hands both during and after the war.The Panther was arguably the most successful medium tank design of World War II, demonstrated by the number of Germany's enemies that used them after, (...)

Secretos de Madrid es un libro que recorre Madrid, ese Madrid secreto y particular que Manuel García del Moral ha ido descubriendo a través de su blog de Secretos de Madrid. Es éste un recopilatorio de aquellos escenarios e historias que han marcado al autor durante los años que lleva viviendo en (...)

Podría decirse que (casi) todas las guerras son absurdas. Sin embargo, algunas más que otras. Con diferencia. Por eso, en este libro traemos un puñado de los conflictos bélicos con orígenes (o participantes) de lo más singulares, todo ello aliñado con humor y aderezado, cómo no, con un poquito de (...)