Libros

Tenemos entre las manos la correspondencia entre dos artistas: Antonio Marco y Rossana Zaera, unas cartas que hablan sobre exposiciones, críticos, proyectos, su entorno, su vida cotidiana, amistad y amor, pero ademas son cartas que incorporan bocetos, fotografías, cuentos, pinturas, (...)

In 1519, the Conquistador Hernán Cortés landed on the mainland of the Americas. His quest to serve God, win gold, and achieve glory drove him into the heartland of what is now Mexico, where no European had ever set foot before. He marched towards to the majestic city of Tenochtitlan, floating like (...)

In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 'Greif' (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's 'lost' strategic bomber. With some fundamental creases ironed out, and built in large numbers, the He 177 would have offered the Luftwaffe the means with which to carry out long-range, mass bombing attacks against targets of a (...)

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 (...)

As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on a knife's edge of failure. Its army and navy had been shaken by the revolution, with civil war and famine taking its toll on their resources. Seeking to bring a revitalizing supply of food from its Caribbean colonies and the United States, the French (...)

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the RAF's first concentrated air campaign of World War II against one of the hardest and most important targets in Germany - the industrial heartland of the Ruhr that kept Hitler's war machine running.Between March and July 1943, RAF Bomber Command (...)

This superbly illustrated study explores the epic clashes of British and German heavy cruisers at the beginning of World War II.The opposing heavy cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy engaged in a global game of cat and mouse during the opening years of World War II. This was a (...)

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 (...)

In over 30 years of service, the Harrier has seen significant combat action for the British Royal Navy and the USMC: from the Falklands to Bosnia and Kosovo, from the First Gulf War to Afghanistan, the Harrier has played a key role. It has also seen service for Italy, Spain, and India. Distinctive (...)

Como si de un Thriller de novela negra se tratase, EL ASESINATO DE CARRERO BLANCO es ese tipo de libro, que partiendo de un hecho, se adentra en la época de los años 70. Hace un retrato claro y concreto de los asesinos de la banda terrorista ETA sin concesiones. La fuente sobre la que está basado (...)

He aquí sin trampa ni cartón el fondo de ojo de la filosofía de Carlos Díaz, que en estas páginas cumple sus trescientos diez años, es decir, sus trescientos diez libros.Entre el cultivo de lo feo y la apología de lo bonito este libro huye de ambos como alma que lleva el diablo y busca lo bello y (...)

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, (...)