Militares

A finales de 1776, apenas seis meses después de la histórica Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos, la Revolución americana agonizaba. Nueva York había caído y el Ejército Continental de George Washington se batía en retirada. Filadelfia, sede del Congreso Continental, parecía tener (...)

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 (...)

Operation Tidal Wave was one of the boldest and most controversial air raids by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). At the time, the Romanian Ploesti oil fields produced about a third of all Axis oil, and was Germany's single most important fuel source. In the summer of 1943, the USAAF (...)

En noviembre de 1941, Hitler ordenó a las fuerzas alemanas que completasen su avance final sobre Moscú, por entonces a menos de 100 kilómetros de distancia. El Grupo de Ejércitos Centro pasó al ataque con el objetivo de romper en un último intento la resistencia soviética antes de la llegada del (...)

Although comprised of many distinct tribes and groupings, the Celts shared a distinctive culture that dominated much of Europe for centuries. They enjoyed a formidable reputation as fierce and brave warriors, skilled horsemen and fine metalworkers. In 390 BC an alliance of Celtic tribes defeated a (...)

The flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on 12 April 1981, with the launch of STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and ended on 21 July 2011, with wheels stop of STS-135. During the 30 years and 135 missions in between, the program experienced triumphs and tragedies, amazed (...)

Adéntrese en un mundo de conflictos bélicos, batallas y sangrientos genocidios, auge y caída de imperios: Idi Amin Dada, Nasser, Muamar el Gadafi, Erwin Rommel, Samuel Doe, Ernesto Che Guevara. Los diferentes tipos de guerra, el proceso de descolonización y la influencia de África en la Guerra (...)

La figura de Francisco Franco ha sido sometida a decenas de estudios biográficos desde distintas perspectivas social, cultural, familiar y, sobre todo, política pero han sido pocas las ocasiones en las que ha sido analizada desde el punto de vista estratégico-militar.Salvador Fontenla, uno de los (...)

Ochenta años después de terminada, la guerra Civil sigue obsesionando la conciencia histórica de España y no solo implica ideas y versiones, sino, más peligros a mente, condiciona la política, generando leyes y acciones de partidos. La causa de este hecho, que escandalizan a unos, fascina a algunos (...)