Militares

The Soviet Union's cruise missile submarines from the modified Whiskey, to the Oscar II classes were among the most formidable vessels of the Cold War. They were initially designed to carry land attack nuclear-tipped cruise missiles designed to strike targets on the eastern coast of the United (...)

Between 1941 45, the Germans recruited around 175,000 men from a number of minorities in the USSR, distinguishing between "Turkomans" (predominantly Muslims) and "Caucasians" (predominantly Orthodox Christians). Of these, many formed rear-area auxiliary units, but at least 55,000 were combat (...)

The Roman shield, the scutum, was central to the Romans' conquest of the known world, and has become an emblem of the legions at the forefront of that effort. This new study draws on the latest research to reveal the history of this iconic equipment.The introduction of the scutum in the 4th century (...)

In July 1936, a pro-fascist coup orchestrated by General Franco tore Spain apart and plunged the country into a bitter civil war. Like Spain itself, the Spanish Navy was torn in two: crews and most ships remained loyal to the Republican government but many of the Navy's officers joined Franco's (...)

Un nuevo modo de hacer la guerra que cambiará el mundo se está diseñando y ensayando en estos momentos en Estados Unidos. Implicará un cambio revolucionario en las operaciones militares, que se organizarán en unidades de combate de diseño mosaico, en enjambres y mediante operaciones multidominio y (...)

Después de que Estados Unidos y sus socios de coalición derrocaran al gobierno de Saddam en la primavera de 2003, las tensiones profundamente arraigadas entre las diversas sectas, tribus y grupos étnicos de Irak llenaron el vacío dejado tras la caída de la dictadura. Una insurgencia (...)

This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world.Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in (...)

A study of the little-known career of Germany's Panther, perhaps the greatest tank of World War II, in foreign hands both during and after the war.The Panther was arguably the most successful medium tank design of World War II, demonstrated by the number of Germany's enemies that used them after, (...)

Podría decirse que (casi) todas las guerras son absurdas. Sin embargo, algunas más que otras. Con diferencia. Por eso, en este libro traemos un puñado de los conflictos bélicos con orígenes (o participantes) de lo más singulares, todo ello aliñado con humor y aderezado, cómo no, con un poquito de (...)