Militares

This vessel, which was to become the most famous Japanese aircraft carrier and the symbol of the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy aviation, was initially built as a battlecruiser. Only as the result of the resolutions of the Washington Naval Treaty the Akagi ( Red Castle , the name of a Japanese (...)

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 overriding image of the First World War is the bloody stalemate of the Western Front, but although much of the action did occur on land, the overall shape of the war even the inevitability of British participation arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access (...)

Esta publicación recoge los resultados de la exposición 1939. El exilio republicano español, que conmemora los ochenta años cumplidos desde el fin de la Guerra Civil española y el inicio de la dictadura franquista. En ella se traza una cartografía de los desplazamientos y las tierras de acogida de (...)

The War of the Pacific (in Spanish, Guerra del Pacifico), also known as the Saltpeter War (Guerra del salitre), was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance that lasted from 1879 to 1884. It was fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert. The war (...)

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 (...)

"...An extraordinarily detailed account of the development of Royal Navy cruisers...This is a towering work, and one which any reader with even a passing interest in British cruiser development will want to own." -- Warship 2012 "...We enthusiastically recommend British Cruisers for those who are (...)

L'attività operativa della Squadriglia Autonoma Caccia e Mitragliamento - denominata inizialmente "d'Attacco al suolo" - si svolge dal marzo 1938 al marzo 1939, nell'ultimo anno della guerra civile spagnola. Un anno nel corso del quale il reparto risulta fra i più coinvolti nelle operazioni (...)

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 (...)

TSR.2 is a detailed yet eminently readable photographic history of the development of the TSR-2, with photographs drawn from the BAE Systems Heritage archive at Warton. It concentrates on the aircraft development rather than the political background of the story. The author has researched original (...)

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el control del Mediterráneo constituyó un objetivo estratégico de primera importancia. En la batalla que enfrentó a italianos y británicos por el dominio de sus aguas, la Regia Marina intentaría compensar su relativa debilidad frente a la Royal Navy recurriendo al (...)