Militares

Le 15 septembre 1916, les premiers chars d'assaut britanniques montent à l'assaut des lignes ennemies, la nouveauté de la menace contraint l'Armée allemande à concevoir, dans l'urgence, armes et munitions capables de s'y opposer. Au printemps 1918, commence la distribution du Tank-Gewehr, fusil (...)

Loïc Charpentier, auteur bien connu des éditions Caraktère, nous livre le fruit de plusieurs années de recherches sur la Feldartillerie de 1939-1945 dans ce livre de 180 pages qui se propose de décrire chaque pièce utilisée par la Wehrmacht durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Analysés sous toutes (...)

A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa.Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in Eritrea/Somalia, north-east Africa, led to a disastrous (...)

This fully illustrated study explores the armies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain states within what are now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal during the period AD 500-1500, as well as Afghanistan until the early 13th century AD.Following the emergence of a distinct 'medieval Indian' (...)

This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to (...)

The Fairchild-Republic A-10A Close Support aircraft has become a legend over its long front line life. Known as the Warthog due to her unusual appearance, this little aircraft has built up an awesome reputation in the specialised ground-attack role, where her accuracy and deadliness are widely (...)

Los grandes acorazados de la batalla de Tsushima, más armados y más blindados que los cruceros y destructores que los escoltaban, evocan imágenes de altas chimeneas escupiendo densas nubes de negro hollín y de enormes proas partiendo el agua del mar. Pero, eso no es todo, además traen a la mente la (...)

Esta es la impactante y desconocida crónica de todo lo que ocurrió en cada portal, escalera o casa, durante la Guerra Civil en Madrid.Pedro Corral, uno de los autores más destacados por su capacidad de descubrir visiones inéditas de la Guerra Civil Española, ha reunido en esta investigación (...)

Through over 240 official and private photos it commemorates the material, experiences and sacrifices of a generation of American armored vehicle crewmen.Sections describing some of the widely used, but lesser known armored vehicles of the conflict are included.A color profile section with over 170 (...)

En 1937, tras un año de Guerra Civil, el Gobierno de la República activó la Operación Schulmeister con el objetivo de lograr la retirada de la ayuda de Hitler y Mussolini al bando nacional, para lo cual se planteó la cesión de territorios como las Baleares, Canarias o el Marruecos español. Dada la (...)

Under the Lend-Lease agreement with the US during WWII, the Soviet Union received large quantities of war materiel, including many aircraft; the Bell P-39 Airacobra takes a special place among them. The P-39 was dismissed as hardly suitable for combat both by the US and England, who turned it over (...)