Militares

En el año 218 a.C., Aníbal, un joven general cartaginés, condujo un ejército de mercenarios desde Cartagena a Italia atravesando los Alpes, hazaña considerada sobrehumana en su tiempo. Una vez en Italia, derrotó a los romanos en tres espectaculares batallas en Tesino, Trebia y el lago Trasimeno. (...)

El reinado de Carlos III estuvo completamente mediatizado por laherencia recibida de su padre Felipe V, además de por la humillacióna que el propio Carlos se vio sometido frente a la escuadra inglesa cuando era rey de Nápoles. Esa animadversión hacia Inglaterra marcaría su vida, sucediéndose los (...)

This illustrated study lifts the veil on the gladiators of ancient Rome, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of the Eternal City and its vast empire.By the start of the Principate in 27 BC, the gladiator games were a long-standing part of the social and political life of Rome and its (...)

An illustrated study of the uniforms and personal equipment worn by the personnel of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Third Reich, from 1935-45.Founded in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, the Kriegsmarine was established in 1935 and reached a peak strength of more than 800,000 (...)

An illustrated study of Rome's key enemies from the Late Principate and Dominate: the western Visigoths and the eastern Ostrogoths.The Goths were a Germanic people who, under pressure from the Huns, migrated during the 2nd century AD to the Balkans, where they split into the Visigoths to the west, (...)

This illustrated study tells the story of the Russian mercenary force led by business tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the mutiny it launched against Putin's government in 2023.Conceived by the Kremlin in 2013 as an instrument of 'deniable' power projection, the Wagner private military company (PMC) (...)

Roman Infantry HelmetsThis study investigates the development, manufacture, decoration and use of the Roman infantry helmet, a vital piece of personal protection equipment of both legionary and auxiliary troops.The protective headgear worn by Roman foot soldiers of the Republican period was adopted (...)