Libros

Se publica por primera vez en castellano la versión oficial de la campaña de Túnez redactada por el secretario imperial Antoine Perrenin, contrastada con la curiosa crónica del lansquenete suizo Niklaus Guldi. Ambos textos, escritos originalmente en francés y alemán, parten de perspectivas e (...)

Developed to meet a Soviet Ministry of Defense requirement for a fast bomber that would counter the threat posed by NATO, the Tu-16 was a ground-breaking project. It was the first Soviet medium bomber to feature swept wings, and it was built around a pair of turbojets that were the world's most (...)

Turkey, the country that straddles Europe and Asia, reflects this in the mix of cultures from both continents to be found there. The western and southern coastal areas are the most familiar to Western holidaymakers but the interior, Black Sea coast and east of the country are less visited. As (...)

El catálogo "Túnez en sepia" muestra una serie de ciento una fotografías pertenecientes a los fondos del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, las cuales forman parte de un conjunto de cerca de quinientas copias en papel a la albúmina. Estas fueron enviadas por el Gobierno de Túnez a Madrid para ser (...)

Henry Bourne's photographs of the residences and workspaces of a who's who of creative people open windows onto the groundbreaking design approaches and trends of the last three decades.For nearly thirty years, Bourne has been photographing the residences and studios of, or those designed by, some (...)

In the second and final volume of this complete history of the early years of the jet engine, Antony L. Kay covers all the countries to embark on jet engine development after the leads established by Great Britain and Germany before World War Two. Most important among these countries, in terms of (...)

This important project brings together the early histories of the development of the turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft engines for the first time. he work of twelve nations Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, (...)