Militares

From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations sought to emblazon their arms and armor with items and images to impress upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. (...)

The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark-Norway and, on the other, Sweden. The war was mainly fought in Scania, the former Danish lands along the border with Sweden, and in northern Germany. The (...)

The Ta 154, one the Third Reich's most advanced night fighters. It was created by Professor Kurt Tank, designer of the Fw 190, and a small team of superlative designers and engineers. The Ta 154 combined state-of-the-art technology with elegant aerodynamics to create an innovative and potent (...)

The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic, and economic matters. Most of those years were marked by conflict between major European powers and the Sun King's (...)

In 1634 the Thirty Years' War had taken a spectacular turn. The great protagonists of 1630, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Generals Tilly and Wallenstein were dead.The Swedish army was disoriented without the presence of its charismatic king. Chancellor Oxenstierna was to preserve his legacy, (...)

La obra recorre con agilidad, y la enorme virtud de aportar el documento correcto en cada caso, el proceso de alistamiento del voluntario balear, los banderines de enganche, los criterios de selección, la repercusión de la llamada en los cuarteles, los entresijos del encuadramiento y las luchas de (...)

La Guerra Civil española de 1936 dejó una profunda huella en las inmediatas generaciones de españoles. Las vicisitudes sufridas por los contendientes, cualquiera que fuera su bando, motivaría a no pocos de ellos a continuar combatiendo por sus Ideales, esta vez en el potente engranaje bélico de la (...)