Libros

Xavier Gassió hizo la mili el último año de la última colonia española... y vivió para contarlo. Y para fotografiarlo. Más de cuarenta años después nos ofrece sus recuerdos, así como más de mil imágenes que atestiguan un mundo que hoy nos parece exótico por desaparecido e incluso una visión (...)

The Swabian League was established as a defensive alliance of princes, prelates, and Imperial cities to maintain the peace within the territory of Southern Germany. In 1525 the League faced an existential threat in the form of an attempt by the exiled Duke Ulrich of Württemberg to retake his (...)

Fiel a la serenidad que muestran sus principios literarios, pero sin renunciar a una reconocible pasión investigadora que acude a las fuentes originales en bibliotecas y archivos, David Casado persigue con dedicación incansable las huellas del que, en su tiempo, fue considerado en su juventud como (...)

The Rif War in rugged northern Morocco is remembered for romantic films and novels about the French Foreign Legion, such as Beau Geste. In reality, the French intervention, although very important, was late and secondary in importance to that of the Spanish.The second volume of The Rif War begins (...)

La Guía Total de Japón es el compañero perfecto para sacar el mayor partido al viaje por este fascinante país. En esta guía se describe Tokio, la capital moderna, con sus interminables contrastes entre la modernidad y tradición y sus mágicas estampas nocturnas, y por supuesto Kioto, la antigua (...)

This is the first volume of a work published in English, recounting France's efforts to rebuild its deterrent capabilities in the aftermath of and since the end of World War II.As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since the end of World War II, France has endeavored to (...)

Nominally at least, the bloody and ruinous eight-year war fought between Iran and Iraq was a confrontation dominated by operations on land. The traditional impression is that the resources devoted to naval warfare were minute in comparison to those of its major land battlefields. As so often, the (...)

Well away from the major battlefields on the ground in the Iran-Iraq War, and hidden from the gaze of the curious public, the navies and air forces of the two belligerents contested the waters of the Persian (or Arabian) Gulf. This naval aspect of the war still remains largely unknown and hugely (...)

In Last War of the Superfortresses the authors provide a detailed history of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the United States Far East Air Force's B-29 Superfortress' bombers during the Korean War of 1950 1953, drawing on Military documents in the Central Archive of the Ministry of (...)

In December 1979 the USSR's 40th Army crossed the border into Afghanistan. Special forces troops the infamous GRU Spetsnaz and KGB agents had already entered the country and in a fierce gun battle assassinated Afghanistan's President Hafizullah Amin in Tajbeg Palace so that he could be replaced by (...)

On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine. Coming after years of tensions following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and thinly veiled direct armed support for separatists fighting in Donbass and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, observers gave Ukraine's (...)

Explores the J-20 stealth fighter's development, technologies, and global impact, highlighting China's rise as a major player in combat aviation.The J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter program has epitomised China's rise from a laggard in combat aviation into a potential world leader. J-20 Mighty (...)

Examines the early Cold War development of the USAF's jet fighters and fighter-bombers, detailing political, industrial, and technological challenges and innovations.In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. (...)

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. Demobilization had stripped the armed forces of millions of personnel, while the rapid transition from a wartime economy strained the aviation industry at the same time as the US (...)

A partir de 1492 la Corona de Castilla y los castellanos inician una proyección que muy pronto adquirirá una dimensión global y convertirá a la Monarquía Hispánica en el mayor imperio del mundo. Extendido sobre los cuatro continentes entonces conocidos (Europa, África, América y Asia), fue el (...)

Examines the state of the British Army in 2025, focusing on its organization, reviews, and equipment updates.The October 2024 revision of the British Army's website carried the headnote 'The Army The Nation Needs: Protecting the United Kingdom and helping it prosper by fighting and winning our (...)

Isabel Pérez, alma de Aliter Dulcia y autora de cuatro recetarios de culto, regresa con su proyecto más personal y esperado: un libro enteramente dedicado al universo del bizcocho.Bizcochos: las joyas de Aliter Dulcia es el manual definitivo para dominar el arte del bizcocho. A lo largo de sus (...)