Libros

El intenso encuentro personal entre maestro y discípulo es lo que interesa a George Steiner en este libro, una reflexión acerca de la infinita complejidad y la sutil interacción de poder, confianza y pasión en los géneros más profundos de pedagogía. Basado en las Conferencias Norton sobre el arte y (...)

Hipatia -matemática brillante, neoplatónica elocuente y famosa por su belleza- fue brutalmente asesinada en el año 415 por una turba de cristianos de Alejandría. Desde entonces ha sido una leyenda. En su libro, Maria Dzielska va más allá de la leyenda para ofrecernos la historia verdadera de la (...)

Dueño de una mirada ingeniosa, entusiasta y de penetrante lucidez, John Ashbery entiende la crítica como un ejercicio exigente y, a la vez, divertido, donde se delinean juicios pero jamás se deben forzar interpretaciones que sofoquen a la obra. Los ensayos y crónicas reunidos en el presente volumen (...)

Angela Merkel se retiró hace seis semanas y acaba de mudarse con su esposo, el guardaespaldas y su perrito Putin a una despoblada pero encantadora región del interior de Alemania. Acostumbrada a una vida turbulenta que le llevó a enfrentarse a duros líderes mundiales, situaciones límite y unos tres (...)

This book analyzes original, eye-catching color variants and camouflage patterns introduced by the German Army late 1944 as used during the last year of the war, 1945. Throughout the guides 72 pages the modeler will find inspiration for the next project. The book contains more than 180 color (...)

This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to (...)

An expert account of the development, role, and capabilities of the S-300 and S-400 air defence missile systems, key strategic weapons in Putin's Russia. Few modern missile systems have had such significance as the S-300 family. Highly regarded technically, Russia's most powerful air-defense (...)

A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold War dawned. Although long overshadowed in the West by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima (...)

A comprehensive, illustrated account of the new generation of advanced tanks to emerge during the last 15 years of the Cold War, showcasing major improvements in armor protection, gunsights, and fire-control systems.Focusing on the technology of the period, author Steven J. Zaloga explains how the (...)

Edición actualizada y anotada de la correspondencia autógrafa que Felipe II envió a sus hijas Isabel Clara Eugenia y Catalina Micaela entre 1581 y 1585, así como la que continuó escribiendo a esta última hasta 1596. Los originales del archivo de Estado de Turín fueron escritos de su propio puño y (...)

La moda durante el franquismo, periodo aciago marcado por la represión, la escasez y el atraso, coincidió, tras el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con el surgimiento de una nueva sociedad. La cultura pop modificó gustos y actitudes, bajo el liderazgo estadounidense. La alta costura dio paso a la (...)

An award-winning US Marine Corps armor historian's account of the role of US and Japanese tanks on Iwo Jima. The battle of Iwo Jima is iconic and known for its brutality: this was the only battle in which the number of US casualties outnumbered those of the Japanese. But as is often the case with (...)

A fully illustrated study of the French armies that were inspired by Saint Jeanne d'Arc, reformed under King Charles VII and eventually victorious over England in the Hundred Years' War.Saint Jeanne d'Arc remains a central figure in France's national legend, having ushered the country's flagging (...)

Descubre la magia y el misterio de esta historia clásica en seis escenas desplegables llenas de sorpresas.

The first book to examine the Japanese and American tank forces in the Philippines campaigns, which saw the biggest armored clashes of the Pacific War.The Philippines saw the most extensive tank combat of any single theater in the Pacific War. In this book, armor expert Steven J. Zaloga explains (...)

This study of the evolving uniforms and personal equipment used by US ground forces in the Korean War features new full-color artwork and previously unpublished photographs.In June 1950, US soldiers and Marines deployed in the Korean War were dressed and equipped largely as they had been in the (...)

Depicts the forces involved in uprisings and border conflicts after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.The Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I had included peoples of German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Serbian, Bosnian and other origins, whose ambitions for independent (...)

Clásico intemporal traducido a numerosos idiomas y best seller mundial, este conmovedor y sabio relato sobre la inocencia infantil ha hecho las delicias de los lectores desde su primera publicación en 1943. Cuando un piloto hace un aterrizaje forzoso en el desierto del Sahara, conoce a un extraño, (...)

The United States Navy 1914 18An illustrated study of the organization, training, tactics, and operations of the US Navy during World War I, both before and after the US formally joined the Entente Powers. In 1914, the US Navy was the third-largest navy in the world. Although World War I brought no (...)