Militares

This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to (...)

A history of the Soviet Navy's cruisers, from the opening shots of the October Revolution through to the combat they saw during World War II.The Soviet Navy of World War II boasted a cruiser fleet that was among the most eclectic to see service. In this book, noted military historian and Soviet (...)

Pocos ejércitos se han mostrado y demostrado tan eficaces, tan disciplinados, tan organizados y, por qué no decirlo, tan despiadados a lo largo de la Historia como las legiones romanas. La complejidad de su estructura ?jerarquía, armamento defensivo y ofensivo, multiplicidad de tipos de soldados (...)

An award-winning US Marine Corps armor historian's account of the role of US and Japanese tanks on Iwo Jima. The battle of Iwo Jima is iconic and known for its brutality: this was the only battle in which the number of US casualties outnumbered those of the Japanese. But as is often the case with (...)

This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Midwestern and Western states that fought for the Union during the Civil War.During the American Civil War, the United States Army, pitted against the forces of the fledgling Confederacy, fought to (...)

This fully illustrated study examines the German, Italian and Bulgarian occupation forces in Greece during 1941 44 as well as those of the two Greek Resistance organizations. Italy's failed invasion of Greece in 1940 41 led to the German invasion of Yugoslavia in spring 1941 being extended into (...)

A world-renowned expert offers a focused, illustrated account of how Russian and Ukrainian armour fought during the crucial year of 2022, prior to the arrival of Western tanks.The invasion of Ukraine has seen full-scale mechanized warfare return to Europe. While Western armour and training has been (...)