Militares

MRAP RG-31 MK5EEn febrero de 2009 se dio a conocer que el nuevo vehículo blindado de pelotón para el Ejército de Tierra sería el RG31,un MRAP especialmente diseñado para proteger contra los ataques de minas e IED,s.La urgente necesidad de este tipo de vehículos en el Ejército español (como en (...)

La guerra naval en el Mediterráneo en la 2ª Guerra Mundial enfrentó a la entonces poderosa Royal Navy con la Regia Marina italiana, una Armada muy joven, que remontaba sus orígenes a la época del Risorgimento, la Unificación italiana, culminada sólo setenta años antes del estallido de la Guerra. (...)

Hamburger Hill 1969. Operation Apache Snow in the A Shau Valley.A highly illustrated, authoritative exploration of Operation Apache Snow, including the infamous Battle of Hamburger Hill (Ap Bia Mountain), one of the most significant and well-known actions in the Vietnam War. Operation Apache Snow (...)

East Africa Campaign 1940 41. The Battle for the Horn of Africa.A fascinating study of one of the often overlooked World War II campaigns as British/Commonwealth, Indigenous and Italian forces battled for control of the Horn of Africa. In mid-1940, Italy's East African colonies posed a significant (...)

Me 262 Units in Combat.An illustrated account of the first jet-powered combat aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and its short but action-packed career during World War 2. Powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of speed and firepower, offering, (...)

D-Day Fleet 1944, American Sector. The US Navy's Western Task Force.A fully illustrated study of how the US-led half of the Normandy invasion fleet was composed, commanded, and how it fought, from D-Day until the fall of Cherbourg. The D-Day landings and their aftermath were among the most complex (...)

A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day.In this, the second of two highly illustrated volumes telling the full history of the design, development, and operational use of (...)