Libros

La Historia compendiada de las Cuatro órdenes Militares de Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara y Montesa (publicada originalmente en 1862) constituye una buena muestra del debate ideológico y sentimental desatado en la España de mediados del siglo XIX. Su discurso postula un regreso al pasado, a aquella (...)

Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During World War 2, it became Italy's most successful bomber, and the most produced, with around 1370 built (...)

In August 1940, the Luftwaffe began an operation to destroy or neutralize RAF Fighter Command, and enable Hitler to invade Britain that autumn. It was a new type of air warfare: the first ever offensive counter-air campaign against an integrated air defence system. Powerful, combat-proven and (...)

The dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defences on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made even approaching the ridge virtually suicidal.Pessimistic about the ability of depleted and (...)

Este catálogo reproduce los 35 dibujos realizados por Luís Claramunt para ilustrar la novela de Henry de Monfreid Los secretos del mar rojo. Este catálogo cuenta con un texto de Francisco Rivas. Dicha obra, traducida por Luís Claramunt, fue editada en 2004 por Ed. Bassarai, de Vitoria. Este (...)

Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstoerer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the Me 210 suffered from a less than satisfactory (...)

The German invasion of Norway was a pivotal moment in modern warfare, the first joint campaign that featured air power as an equal element of all operations. It was, in fact, the superior use of their air force that gave the Germans the decisive margin of victory and ensured the failure of the (...)

El General Francisco Gan nos comparte en esta obra su experiencia acumulada sobre el liderazgo a lo largo de sus 44 años como profesional de las Fuerzas Armadas. Gan nos enseña y nos da ejemplos de cómo mandar bien, para mejorar nuestra capacidad para dar órdenes y hacerse obedecer. Este libro nos (...)

La Carrera de Indias fue el principal sistema de comunicación marítima entre España y América durante la Edad Moderna. Pese a que, a lo largo de su dilatada historia, a través de este conjunto de rutas discurrieron toda suerte de personas, información, transferencias culturales, tropas o armamento, (...)