Libros

This is the first detailed study of the origins of the standing Saxon army. Created by elector John George III (r. 1680-1691), it quickly won its laurels in the battle of Vienna (1683) and later in campaigns against the Ottomans and the French. This book gives a broad analysis on this army, dealing (...)

En gran parte desconocida por los propios españoles, la gesta de la exploración, conquista y defensa que llevó a cabo España en lo que hoy son los Estados Unidos de América supone un acontecimiento histórico capital. Durante trescientos años, soldados, navegantes, misioneros, colonos y (...)

A completely new and original take on 16th century samurai history and Japan's military revolution.During the sixteenth century Japan's medieval period was left behind as the samurai experienced a military revolution that involved the introduction of rearms and the mobilization of large armies who (...)

Offers an overview of strategic skirmishes and overlooked battles alongside profiles of the contemporary masters of irregular warfare during the 18th century.Histories of the Seven Years War or French and Indian War tend to concentrate on the larger engagements. In the European theater, the (...)

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk by Ian White AMRAeS (Warpaint Series No.121)Born out of a United States Navy (USN) requirement for a carrier-based, tactical, nuclear strike aircraft and designed under the supervision of the Douglas Aircraft Company's Edward H.Heinemann, the Skyhawk went on to become one of the (...)

Catálogo de la exposición 'Búcaros: Valor del agua y exaltación de los sentidos en los siglos XVII y XVIII'. Hasta la fecha no se había prestado suficiente atención a los búcaros de Indias como fenómeno cultural y estético global. Era natural que fuese el Museo de América, que conserva una de las (...)

The political phenomenon known as the Springtime of the Nations' swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing old autocratic regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities and states across the continent. What is not (...)