When human's learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heaver than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the aeroplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed. In the decade before (...)
The Vietnam War (1945-1975) was one of the most important conflicts of the 20th century, not only for the countries involved, but also internationally.It was a battle between two very different ideologies and two very different military strategies.With over 240 official and private photos, it (...)
The self-propelled, or locomotive torpedo was a game-changer in the history of naval warfare. For the first time the largest warship could be sunk by a weapon carried by the smallest, and most navies were quick to see the potential. Although the 19th-century Royal Navy had a reputation for (...)
Avec cet album, nous traversons trois opérations avec un reporter radio de la Luftwaffe, grâce à une quarantaine de reportages dynamiques et passionnants, accompagnés d'une cinquantaine de photos en rapport direct avec ces récits. S'y ajoutent un chapitre d'introduction sur les premières opérations (...)
A pesar de haberse decidido en tierra, lo que sucedió en la mar durante la Guerra Civil tuvo un gran impacto en su desenlace.Mucho se ha escuchado del fracaso de la sublevación en Barcelona o Madrid, de la derrota republicana del frente del norte, del Jarama o de la batalla del Ebro. Pero poco se (...)
This second volume focuses on the daily life of the German soldier when they weren't involved in combat operations. It was during these breaks in the action that the German soldier saw some return to a normal life and had time to forget about the horrors of war. Relying on wartime British, (...)
During the times German soldiers weren't involved in combat operations, they felt some return to a normal existence and a temporary break from the horrors of war. Relying on wartime British, American, and German references, this book sheds light on the day-to-day life of the German soldier, a topic (...)
El lector tiene en sus manos un libro donde se narra, un hecho poco conocido en España, salvo por los pescadores de la zona, acaecido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como fue el lugar del hundimiento del submarino alemán U-77, en aguas de Calpe (Alicante). Lo inédito de la histórica noticia, es (...)
En 1945 el mundo entró en la Era Atómica y, con ello, se enfrentó a una nueva amenaza con un poder de destrucción jamás imaginado, la guerra atómica. Estados Unidos ostentó durante varios años el monopolio nuclear, pero pronto se unirían al club nuclear la URSS, Reino Unido, Francia y China, entre (...)