Militares

Although not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean in 1943. In their most famous use, the (...)

The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific lessons learned' from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes to tanks in the subsequent months?Offering (...)

As the outbreak of World War II approached, Nazi Germany ordered artillery manufacturers Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to build several super-heavy siege guns, vital to smash through French and Belgian fortresses that stood in the way of the Blitzkrieg. These 'secret weapons' were much larger than (...)

The 'Soixante quinze', France's legendary 75mm Modele 1897, was the first modern field gun, pioneering several critical innovations in field artillery designs, including a fast action breech and a soft recoil system. Although some of these features had been incorporated into earlier guns, the 75mm (...)

Este trabajo está centrado en los dos planes navales de una cierta entidad que se plantearon en España durante la época de gobiernos republicanos. Una característica común a ambos es su interés por la defensa del archipiélago de las Baleares. Disponer de alguna de aquellas islas para poder ser (...)

Armas para Euzkadi. La industria vasca el servicio de la República. 1936-1937En el presente trabajo se aborda un elemento clave en la marcha inicial de la guerra: la producción bélica desarrollada en uno de los principales bastiones de la República: la zona del País Vasco dominada por el Frente (...)