Libros

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonplace in the inter-war years and in the early campaigns of World War II in Poland and the Battle of France, which saw renewed use in the form of the (...)

"Melian's descriptions of the steamy rise of sexual attraction on a fashion shoot are matched only by her exquisite, enchanted descriptions of a dark and secret Paris unknown to visitors." Joan Juliet Buck, Author of The Price of Illusion and editor in chief of French Vogue 1994-2001 The loss of (...)

A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield.When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods (...)

Allied success in invading Fortress Europe (the area of Continental Europe occupied by Nazi Germany) depended on getting armor onto the beaches as fast as possible. This book explains how the Allies developed the specialist tanks it needed, their qualities, deployment and numbers, and how they (...)

A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II how they compared, how they were organized, and how they fought.The German tank forces in Normandy in June August 1944 had the advantage of fighting on the defensive side, as well as (...)

Los campamentos piratas que salpican la costa de Somalia amenazan con secuestrar cualquier barco que se les acerque pero los países desarrollados no parecen capaces de hacer frente al problema. La industria energética mundial está al borde del colapso. ¿Podrá un hombre de negocios enfrentarse a los (...)

En este libro aparecen los recuerdos de Carlos Martínez Vara de Rey (piloto de Breguet XIX), Miguel García Pardo de Prado (As con Fiat CR.32) y Ángel Seibane Cagide (observador de Junkers 52 y Heinkel 45) que se entremezclan con acciones de otros aviadores famosos (como los primeros derribos de (...)