Militares

La historia naval de España es una de las más ricas de entre todas las naciones, sin embargo, es una realidad que, hasta hace poco, el siglo XVIII era el gran olvidado . Leones del mar aporta un enfoque novedoso e integral que nos ayuda a redescubrirlo. Pese a los mitos y tópicos sobre nuestra Real (...)

This first volume of three discusses the tactical decisions made on day one and the ensuing combat, while also including a brief summary of the grand strategy in the Eastern Theater of the war, the conduct of the Pennsylvania Campaign from June 6 to 30, 1863, and the plight of civilians caught up (...)

A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War.Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a '10,000-mile bomber' with heavy defensive armament, six engines (...)

This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s-90s to today's state-employed corporate military contractors.The phenomenon of mercenary soldiering has constantly recurred in the news since the 1960s and (...)

Hace casi ochenta años, entre 1936 y 1939, en tiempos de nuestros abuelos y bisabuelos, una espantosa guerra civil tuvo lugar en España. Causó miles de muertos, destruyó hogares, arruinó el país y llevó a mucha gente al exilio. Para evitar que tan desoladora tragedia vuelva a repetirse nunca, es (...)

A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.In recent years the (...)

Este libro analiza el desarrollo de las unidades dedicadas a la guerra anfibia en la Armada a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Está centrado y detalla todos en los buques anfibios de tamaño pequeño, medio y grande que ha tenido la Armada.En España, tras un comienzo exitoso a mediados de los (...)

An expertly written, illustrated new analysis of the Desert Storm air campaign fought against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which shattered the world's fourth-largest army and sixth-largest air force in just 39 days, and revolutionized the world's ideas about modern air power.Operation Desert Storm took (...)