Militares

Velikiye Luki had been an important Russian fortress city since the 13th century and had become an important rail-hub by the 19th century. In August 1941, the Germans occupied the city of 30,000 during Operation Barbarossa and made it a bulwark on the boundary between Heeresgruppe Nord and (...)

Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment with Lombard rulers then fighting the (...)

As the outbreak of World War II approached, Nazi Germany ordered artillery manufacturers Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to build several super-heavy siege guns, vital to smash through French and Belgian fortresses that stood in the way of the Blitzkrieg. These 'secret weapons' were much larger than (...)

World War II was a significant period of development for American missile programs, during which time the US built pioneering examples of guided weapons systems. However, whilst the German missiles of World War II are famous around the world, their American counterparts have remained shrouded in (...)

Michael Wittmann fue un As de Ases del Arma Panzer alemana en el verdadero sentido romántico del término. La historia y los logros militares del hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann han captado el interés de muchas personas y organizaciones en todo el mundo desde el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, (...)

El fabuloso tesoro del capitán Kidd, el misterio de los cuadros perdidos de Catalina la Grande, la agonía del Sémillante... Más de 30 historias de naufragios, grandes descubrimientos, misterios y desapariciones que aún intrigan al mundo del mar y los marineros. Los infortunios en el mar que se (...)

The Battle of Villamuriel was the largest engagement of Wellington's retreat from Burgos in 1812. Twice as many men were involved as in the better-known actions at Villadrigo/Venta del Pozo two days earlier. This is the first full length account of the action and improves significantly on previous (...)