Militares

The dazzling splendors of the court of Napoleon I (1769 1821) reflected the grandeur and ambitions of the greatest empire of the day. This luxurious volume re-creates the ambiance and captures the spirit that prevailed in the French court during the Empire through the material manifestations of the (...)

As early as 1943 it became apparent that supersonic flight might be an achievable goal but not for the propeller-driven aircraft of the day. Spurred on by secret intelligence of a German supersonic long-range bomber project, work began on a British secret research aircraft that would potentially be (...)

Luis Tourón Figueroa, piloto de aviación, es también un investigador con una capacidad de trabajo portentosa. El resultado de su último trabajo lo tiene el lector en sus manos, el más difícil de cuantos esfuerzos ha cumplido. Navegante del aire y navegante de la mar. Se ocupa, en el presente caso, (...)

In the mid-1950s faced with worrying advances in Soviet missile technology, the United States sought to develop an IRBM to act as a stop-gap until the Atlas ICBM became operational. Intense inter-service rivalry followed before the US Air Force gained the upper hand in deploying the missile. The (...)

Dieciocho de los yates clásicos más hermosos del mundo, verdaderas obras maestras de la arquitectura naval. Una invitación privada a un universo excepcional: desde las regatas de las Voiles de Saint-Tropez hasta la Copa América, los veleros logran que quienes los contemplan sueñen con regatas por (...)