Militares

Estudiar todas las construcciones defensivas de un territorio durante un determinado plazo de tiempo no es tarea sencilla aunque ese territorio sea una unidad bien delimitada y el período de tiempo se restrinja a dos siglos. Es necesario aplicar una técnica analítica rigurosa, sin la cual sólo (...)

The Fieseler Storch is the most famous slow-speed aircraft of the Second World War. A remarkably versatile reconnaissance plane, as well as a Nazi showpiece and diplomatic gift - and even, in postwar British hands, a tool in helicopter design - it was linked to some of the best-known personages of (...)

In 1938, the Reichsluftfahrtsministerium (German Air Ministry, RLM), issued a requirement for a new twin-engine heavy fighter to replace the Me 110. This type of combat aeroplane was known as Zerst rer (Destroyer). The first prototype flew in September 1939. The Me 210 proved very difficult to fly, (...)

The Roman Imperial Navy was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed, prior to the European naval development of relatively recent centuries. It was able to deploy huge fleets and dominate the seas around western Europe, north Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the great rivers (...)

Panzer Tracts No.10-1: Sf Artillerie was originally published in 2012. This 2023 edition has been totally reworked and revised in partnership with Hilary Doyle.This book is the go-to source for information on WW2 German self-propelled artillery vehicles. As is their standard, the authors only used (...)

Hubo épocas en que era impensable que en la proa de un barco de cualquier tipo, no apareciese una figura más o menos sofisticada: el mascarón de proa. Era un adorno que, al apuntar al horizonte, parecía abrir el camino de su barco, ser su guía, velar por su seguridad y conducirlo a buen puerto.De (...)