Libros

Con este primer libro de la Editorial, La Espada y la Pluma, comen zamos la andadura de unas colecciones de obras, en total siete, dedicadas a la historia militar y a sus protagonistas, los hombres Que lucharon en los campos, los mares y los cielos de España y del Mundo. Estas siete colecciones (...)

En esta obra pretendemos situar a nuestros lectores en el siglo III a. C., dentro de la gran guerra conocida como Segunda Guerra Púnica Que asoló las tierras, no sólo de Italia, sino también todas las del levantey sur de Iberia. A tal fin, hemos estructurado la obra en dos tomos con una serie de (...)

Este libro se enmarca dentro de los resultados alcanzados en el Proyecto I+D+i (HAR2009-10554) Campo Artístico y Sociedad en España. La institucionalización del arte y sus modelos (1836-1936) en el que se ha llevado a cabo una rigurosa investigación sobre la institucionalización del moderno sistema (...)

The dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defences on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made even approaching the ridge virtually suicidal.Pessimistic about the ability of depleted and (...)

Tras el éxito de la película Campeones, vista por cuatro millones de espectadores, con siete candidaturas a los Premios Goya y candidata española a los próximos premios Oscar en la categoría de mejor película de habla no inglesa, te presentamos este libro en el que podrás disfrutar de todos los (...)

Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would be over by Christmas, but some Washington diplomatic, military, and intelligence experts (...)

This is the second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese.The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the largest naval battle in history-comprised four major actions conducted over the course of two days, plus several (...)

The fascinating story of Republican Rome's gruelling six-year campaign against the insurgent Numidian warlord, Jugurtha. Jugurtha, the adoptive son of Micipsa, king of the Numidians, was initially a much-respected ally of Rome, fighting gallantly alongside the Romans during the Numantine War in (...)

A fascinating, illustrated study of how the Roman Republican legions defeated the Macedonian army's much-vaunted phalanxes.The battle of Cynoscephalae represents a key moment in the history of the Greco-Roman world. In this one battle the Macedonian hold over mainland Greece was broken, with the (...)

The Second Battle of Sirte was a key naval clash in the Mediterranean, and a vital moment in the struggle for Malta's survival.Malta was the key to the hard-fought naval campaign being waged in the Mediterranean, a link in the vital Axis supply lines between Italy and North Africa. Struggling under (...)

An in-depth look at a critical battle of the Wars of the Roses, which decisively ended the Yorkist cause and ensured the Tudor dominance that followed.The Battle of Stoke is popularly considered to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Less than two years previously, King Henry VII had been (...)

A fascinating dive into the overlooked fight between the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Suez Canal.The Battle of Romani was fought between Britain's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and the Ottoman Empire's Sinai Expeditionary Force in the (...)

A detailed look at the battle of Bouvines, which saw Philippe II of France defeat the German and English coalition forces, changing the history of Europe forever.In early 1214, a coalition of forces led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and bankrolled by King John of England was assembled to challenge (...)

An illustrated history of "the first Pacific War," which saw the United States transform itself into an outward-looking, expansionist great power.In April 1898, the United States and Spain declared war on each other. Led by Commodore George Dewey, the small US Asiatic Squadron departed China and (...)