Militares

En las primeras horas del día 6 de junio de 1944; un pequeño destacamento de las tropas aerotransportadas británicas asaltó las defensas alemanas en Normandía, preparando el terreno para la invasión Aliada de Europa. EI puente Pegasus fue la primera cita del Día D, un moménto decisivo de la Segunda (...)

La Guerra Civil en la Ciudad Universitaria es un ensayo globalizador que recoge la batalla que se libró en este terreno durante casi dos años y medio de contienda. Una lucha fraticida que se instaló durante largos meses en los pasillos, aulas y campus de lo que estaba destinado a ser una de las (...)

The Fw 190D-9 - the 'long-nosed' Dora - represented the cutting edge and pinnacle of wartime Germany's piston-engine aviation development. This new history by leading German aviation specialist Robert Forsyth reveals what it was like to pilot her in combat as Germany desperately battled to remain (...)

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 (...)

This fully illustrated study explores the formidable Athenian army, rivalled only by the Spartan army in terms of battlefield prowess and influence.In 508 BC, the reforms of Kleisthenes established the ten tribes of Athens, inaugurating a system of military organization that remained in place for (...)

Reveals the tactics, technologies, and specially raised units at the heart of the Union's conduct of combined operations in the American Civil War.During the Civil War, as well as confronting the Confederates on land, the Union forces mounted several ambitious amphibious operations, both on the (...)

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 (...)