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From retinue to regiment 1453-1618 Nº032. The Wars of the Roses Vol.1

The Wars of the Roses offers a new and authoritative history of the military campaigns of the Wars of the Roses. It draws upon decades of archival research and recent archaeological findings to provide a fresh perspective on the civil wars of the mid-fifteenth century, from the first Battle of St (...)
Categoría: Militares

Lebanese Civil War

Details Israel's 1982 invasion, highlighting fierce battles and strategic operations.Following years of growing tensions, in June 1982 Israel launched an all-out invasion of Lebanon. Following initial advances on Palestinian-controlled Tyre and Sidon, the Beaufort Castle, and the amphibious landing (...)
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The Spanish Civil War in the Air. Volume 1: 1936-1937

Chronicles the Spanish Civil War's early air battles, showing how foreign aircraft and pilots shaped modern aerial warfare.In July 1936, Spain's air arm stood on the brink of obsolescence. Its handful of Nieuport-Delage Ni52C.1 fighters, Breguet XIX bombers and Dornier seaplanes represented a (...)
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US Air Power 1945-1990

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. At a stroke, the fleets of bombers that had helped to bring victory in the skies over Europe and the Pacific were rendered obsolete by the twin inventions of the atomic bomb and (...)
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Europe War Series Nº051. Curtiss Kittyhawks in the Soviet Far North 1941-45

Explores P-40 Kittyhawks' reconnaissance, ground support, and final missions in the Soviet Arctic, 1944-1945.Curtiss Kittyhawks in the Soviet Far North Volume 2: Reconnaissance, Ground Support, and Final Missions, 1944-1945 continues the story of the P-40 Kittyhawk fighters in the Soviet Arctic, (...)
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Europe War Series Nº059. Airmen of Chernobyl. Aviation and the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, 1986

An untold Chernobyl history spotlighting Soviet helicopter crews whose hazardous flights were crucial to disaster containment.Nearly forty years have passed since the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - the most severe nuclear accident in history and one of the gravest man-made (...)
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Reconceptualizing War

"Ben Zweibelson is one of the sharpest intellects and freshest voices in the new generation of military thinkers. Reconceptualizing War should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of the lethal complexity of warfare in today's rapidly-evolving, multi-domain battlespace." - Dr. David (...)
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From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 Nº034. Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga was Japan's great military genius and the nation's first to envisage a unified Japan. Long vilified by historians as a cruel and ruthless despot, he remains one of the most controversial figures in Japanese history a man whose strategic brilliance and military prowess are his only (...)
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From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 Nº033. The Battle of Pavia 1525

Five centuries have passed since the famed Battle of Pavia - one of the most significant engagements in military history. This clash marked the culmination of the so-called Italian Wars, which had ravaged the Italian peninsula for over 30 years as European powers vied for dominance of the (...)
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