Militares

This illustrated study tells the story of the Russian mercenary force led by business tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the mutiny it launched against Putin's government in 2023.Conceived by the Kremlin in 2013 as an instrument of 'deniable' power projection, the Wagner private military company (PMC) (...)

An authoritative, illustrated history of how Germany fought to dominate the North Sea in early World War II, and take the naval war to Britain's coasts.Britain's war economy relied not only on the Atlantic Convoys, but also on superiority in coastal waters. Six days out of seven, convoys left (...)

A fully illustrated study of the 6th-century campaigns that saw the Byzantine Empire largely reconquer the Mediterranean, examining Emperor Justinian I's generals and troops in detail.While the Germanic invasions of 5th century destroyed the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) (...)

The invasion of the Soviet Union saw the Red Army's vast tank fleets crushed by the outnumbered Germans. Fully illustrated and packed with data, this book explains how and why.Contrary to popular belief, the largest tank battles of World War II were not during the Kursk campaign of 1943, but during (...)

Secrets and maps are a match made in heaven. A Second World War military plan of a cave system covered with red stamps, a tatty hand-drawn treasure map marked with an X', or even your personal phone screen showing a precise blue dot' location. These maps contain confidential, coded, precious or (...)

Adolf Hitler la definió como la mayor organización de construcción de todos los tiempos . Bajo la dirección de Fritz Todt y Albert Speer, la Organización Todt (OT) reunió a los principales ingenieros y arquitectos de Alemania para materializar la visión del régimen nazi. Con el tiempo se convirtió (...)

¿Sabías que, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial, una finca de Toledo fue el escenario de un alucinante secuestro de la Gestapo? ¿Has oído hablar del diplomático que, asqueado por el nazismo, halló refugio en la España de Franco y desafió órdenes directas de Ribbentrop, ministro de Exteriores de (...)

An in-depth look at Argentina's A-4 Skyhawk operations in the Falklands War, featuring firsthand pilot accounts and key air-naval engagements.Developed in the early 1950s for the US Navy and US Marine Corps, the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk first flew in June 1954. A compact, lightweight, and versatile (...)

French carrier aviation traces its origins to the Foudre, a highly original ship initially designed to carry torpedo boats into action but later converted into a seaplane carrier. During the First World War this was supplemented by a number of merchant ships requisitioned to support aircraft and (...)

This book is the only complete guide in English to the Regia Marina, the Italian navy with which Mussolini fought World War II. Starting with the historical background, it describes how the navy developed, how it was organized, the facilities that supported it, and the operations it conducted both (...)

The Dassault MD.452 Mystère was a straightforward development of the successful Dassault Ouragan with a 30-degree swept wing and modified tail surfaces. The aircraft saw extensive service with the French air force, evolving first into the Mystère IVA, and the Super Mystère, which was the first (...)

This latest Warpaint Special features over 100 pages packed with historical photographs and information and is a welcome addition to the series. Colour profiles and scale plans by Sam Pearson complete this tour de force by author Kev Darling.The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that (...)