Militares

Clásico no es un adjetivo válido a la hora de hablar de un libro cuya influencia lleva proyectándose desde su primera edición en 1981, y que va mucho más allá de la investigación y de lo académico.Basta con leer los prólogos que le dedican autores tan reconocidos como Adrian Goldsworthy o como (...)

"Ramsés II, Temístocles, Alejandro Magno, Aníbal Barca, César, Trajano, Flavio Estilicón, Aecio Los mayores generales de la antigüedad han sido muy influyentes en su época por sus hazañas y su modo de hacer la guerra. La Breve Historia de los Grandes Generales de la Antigüedad nos adentra en las (...)

During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world's oceans. These strategic bases needed fixed defences.The author describes in (...)

During the 1980s and early 1990s the Challenger 1 main battle tank played a central role in Britain's armored forces and it achieved remarkable success in combat, destroying around 300 Iraqi tanks in the Gulf War. With its advanced Chobham armor and hydropneumatic suspension system, it was one of (...)

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, remains a military powerhouse of that continent until our days. Nowadays involved in the war in neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia was also involved in half a dozen of other armed conflicts over the last 60 years.Crucial between these was the (...)

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, has remained a military powerhouse of that continent until the present day. Currently involved in the war in neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia was also involved in half a dozen of other armed conflicts during the last 60 years. One of the most (...)

Of all the threats faced by the Royal Navy during the first years of the twentieth century, the one which stood out was the risk to Britain's sea lines of communication posed by France's armoured cruisers. Fast, well-armed and well-protected, these ships could have evaded any attempted blockade of (...)

Fighter aircraft were developed by during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air supremacy. German manufacturers innovated at top speed, while constantly scrutinizing the development of new enemy aircraft. The Germans also utilized the concept (...)