Militares

A new illustrated history of one of the key air campaigns of late World War II - the American effort to cripple Germany's oil production, and grind its armed forces to a halt.With retreating German forces losing their oilfields on the Eastern Front, Germany was reliant on its own facilities, (...)

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in East Africa waged by German colonial forces under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck against the wide array of colonial and expeditionary forces of the Allied Powers.The East African Campaign in World War I comprised a series of battles and (...)

This is the second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese.The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the largest naval battle in history-comprised four major actions conducted over the course of two days, plus several (...)

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88.The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war German twin-engined aircraft design, representing the enhancement of an earlier type and (...)

Packed with illustrations, this is a study of the Polish warships such as the Grom-class destroyers that were developed and built in the interwar years.Newly independent Poland's naval force was created in 1920, initially with six ex-German torpedo boats. However, after German-Soviet exercises off (...)

El 18 de julio de 1936, al producirse el levantamientomilitar contra el Frente Popular, en el norte de España había muy pocos vehículos blindados. Poco más de una docena de camiones blindados y vetustos carrosde combate experimentales, eran lo que había en algunos regimientos y establecimientos (...)

La aparición del carro de combate durante la Gran Guerra llevó a que los estados mayores de muchos ejércitos se dieran cuenta del enorme potencial que ofrecían los medios blindados. El Ejército español, antes que concluyese el conflicto bélico, comenzó a realizar las gestiones necesarias para (...)

Eclaire par les recentes decouvertes, cet ouvrage propose enfin un recit precis, detaille et dynamique, adapte aussi bien aux neophytes qu'aux passionnes, de la spectaculaire bataille menee par les Rangers et les forces de la Wehrmacht sur la Pointe du Hoc.La prise de la Pointe du Hoc, le 6 juin (...)

On Friday 15 September 1944, after three days' intensive preliminary bombardment of the Japanese defences, the Old Breed , the 1st Marine Division, landed on the Island of Peleliu, in the Palaos Archipelago. The Marines' objective was to neutralise the island's garrison and capture the Japanese (...)