Libros

La nueva y más esperada entrega de la espectacular serie Caballo de TroyaNahum -La ciudad de Jesús- abre una nueva etapa en la serie "Caballo de Troya". En esta séptima entrega del mayor norteamericano que viajó a la Palestina del siglo I todo cambia. Descubrir la trama no es aconsejable. Usted, (...)

Tienes en tus manos el recetario definitivo sobre esmaltes cerámicos: una guía que incluye más de 250 fórmulas para crear todo tipo de esmaltes (desde los porcelánicos, de barnices y rakú, hasta los de gres y baja temperatura), así como diversas recetas de pastas cerámicas tradicionales y de (...)

Filipinas, 1898: el último destacamento del Imperio español está bajo asedio en la iglesia en Baler. La guerra está afuera, y la amenaza de la enfermedad, el hambre, la deserción y la locura, dentro. En este libro constan los hechos acontecidos en la lejana población de Baler entre 1898 y 1899, tal (...)

Mujeres fuertes del Siglo de Oro es una obra de marcado rigor histórico, pero que conserva su carácter divulgativo. Es, de hecho, una invitación a acercarse a la historia y a conocer mejor este importante periodo de nuestro país, protagonista de la historia mundial durante su Siglo de Oro.Nobles (...)

Tristeza es nombre de muchacha recién salida de la adolescencia. Así la llaman, y así la reconocen quienes conviven con ella. Y será Tristeza quien dé voz a su propia historia, a su propio desgarro, una voz única, intensa, fresca y poética. En instantes deshilvanados en tiempo y en espacio, la (...)

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in East Africa waged by German colonial forces under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck against the wide array of colonial and expeditionary forces of the Allied Powers.The East African Campaign in World War I comprised a series of battles and (...)

A detailed, illustrated exploration of the land, sea and air units that defended Malta, and the repeated Axis attempts to bring the crucial Allied island fortress to its knees.On 11 June 1940, the British crown colony of Malta - which dominated the central Mediterranean and all-important sea routes (...)

Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats.The Battle of Carrhae is from a heady moment in Roman history - that of the clever carve-up of power between the 'First Triumvirate' of (...)

This book provides a fascinating exploration of the Japanese conquest of Burma, as the Allied forces were forced back in disarray to India and China.The Japanese invasion of Burma in January 1942 marked the beginning of the single longest campaign of World War II. In the Burmese jungles, the (...)

This concise study by renowned military historian Angus Konstam examines one hundred of the most famous battles from world history. It includes great naval engagements such as Salamis, Trafalgar, Jutland and Midway; pivotal land battles that decided the fate of nations, such as Hastings, Yorktown, (...)

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.The combat record of the Zero-sen in New Guinea has mostly been overstated, with little due being given to the constraining conditions under which the (...)

A los niños, desde muy pequeños, ya les interesa la arquitectura: ¿Quién no ha jugado a construirse una casa bajo una mesa? Nos presenta una visión de la arquitectura muy original, partiendo de tipologías y conceptos, y crea un recorrido por 99 obras históricas de todo el mundo. En ellas se observa (...)

World War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen. Fully illustrated, this explores its fighting power.At the start of World War I, the Royal Navy's forces were amalgamated into a single entity, the Grand Fleet, and (...)

Germany's legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought. Having spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began World War II woefully unprepared. Under (...)

The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as many challenges as successes, with German forces soon outpacing pre-war RAF tactics and exploiting the Spitfire's modest endurance to their advantage. This new study (...)

Naval dominance was crucial to the defence of South Korea, and this illustrated study explains how the US Navy brought its war-winning fleet to bear in a complex campaign.Fought just five years after the US Navy's carrier-led forces swept into Tokyo Bay, the naval campaign in Korea was a very (...)

La historia militar y la sociedad es una obra que busca conectar la historia militar con el mundo actual. Reúne a investigadores y divulgadores que analizan cómo acercar el conocimiento histórico al gran público sin perder el rigor académico.El libro parte de una idea clara: la historia de la (...)

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 noted authority examines the roles played by Germany's Hetzer tank destroyer and the Soviet SU-76M self-propelled gun during the battle for Hungary in 1945.During World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union soon found that their light tanks were obsolete; while their small guns were no longer (...)

Formed to project British naval power from Gibraltar, Force H was the Royal Navy's unique strategic task force. This fully illustrated study explains its roles, organization and history.In June 1940, the fall of France and its powerful fleet completely changed the naval balance in both the Atlantic (...)

This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries.The Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in one of history's pivotal battles resulted in the victorious Seljuk Turks (...)

This illustrated study explores the detail of the Royal Navy's huge operation on D-Day and in the weeks after, as the fleet went into action to support history's biggest amphibious landings.Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in military history, little has been published on the (...)

This fully illustrated study pits Germany's Panzer I against the Soviet T-26 in the Spanish Civil War.In 1936, as Spain descended into civil war, both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sent tanks to aid the opposing sides, keen to see how they fared in combat. Armed with twin machine guns, (...)

Packed with illustrations, this is the first history of MarinegruppenkommandoSüd, Germany's southern naval command that fought a fast and furious war at the far end of the Mediterranean.As Germany and Italy overran Yugoslavia and Greece in early 1941, the Kriegsmarine established a new theatre (...)