Libros

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88.The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war German twin-engined aircraft design, representing the enhancement of an earlier type and (...)

Using rare first-hand accounts from Me 262 pilots, Robert Forsyth examines what it was like to fly the world's most advanced interceptor in the deadly skies over Germany in 1944 45.Right from its operational debut in the summer of 1944, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of (...)

In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever-increasing numbers of Soviet tanks, the German air ministry authorised the development of an adaptation and enhancement of the longspan Junkers Ju 87D-5 Stuka dive-bomber. The aircraft was duly fitted with two underwing pods containing 37 (...)

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmjäger.Developed from one of the finest fighters of World War II, the radial-engined Fw 190A-8 was conceived as a heavy assault aircraft and armed accordingly. Its (...)

Este libro explora nuestra galaxia en un formato único. Presentado como un libro de cartón de gran tamaño, se despliega para crear un globo terráqueo tridimensional, con cierre magnético para sostenerlo de pie. El libro nos narra en cada página redonda un aspecto de la galaxia para aprender y un (...)

An exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF's P38 Lightnings and the Jagdflieger's Bf 109Gs for dominance over North Africa and the Mediterranean.USAAF fighter pilots experienced a baptism of fire when flying the technically advanced but fragile P-38 Lightning over North Africa in (...)

El 3 de septiembre de 1943 se iniciaba la operación anfibia para invadir Italia por parte de las fuerzas aliadas de Estados Unidos y la Commonwealth Británica. La invasión implicaría la salida de Italia dela guerra y abriría un nuevo frente para las tropas alemanas, quedeberían defender la (...)

Las naciones occidentales encabezadas por Estados Unidos disfrutan en la actualidad de una considerable ventaja en casi todos los enfrentamientos militares. ¿Cómo ha llegado a alcanzar tal predominio la práctica occidental de la guerra ? El presente libro ofrece una respuesta que parte de los (...)