Militares

This is the history of how the mighty Gothic Line was defeated by American air power, in one of the most pivotal but least-known air campaigns of World War II.By late 1944, the Italian Campaign was secondary to the campaigns in France, and Allied forces were not strong enough to break the Germans' (...)

Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats.The Battle of Carrhae is from a heady moment in Roman history - that of the clever carve-up of power between the 'First Triumvirate' of (...)

A fully illustrated study of the extraordinarily successful early-generation jet, the F2H Banshee, a frontline aircraft that served with 27 US Navy and US Marine Corps squadrons and three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) squadrons.The F2H Banshee was an extraordinarily successful early-generation jet that (...)

Strap in alongside the Sabre pilots as they experienced the world's first large-scale jet-vs-jet combats. Brought to life with innovative tactical artwork and dramatic first-hand accounts from the pilots themselves.The F-86A Sabre had entered USAF service in 1949, and in December 1950 three (...)

This new study lifts the veil on the high-profile but often misunderstood gladiators of ancient Rome, from their origins to the dawn of the Principate.Originating in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, the Roman gladiator games have come to symbolize the spectacle and (...)

This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world.Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in (...)

L'attività operativa della Squadriglia Autonoma Caccia e Mitragliamento - denominata inizialmente "d'Attacco al suolo" - si svolge dal marzo 1938 al marzo 1939, nell'ultimo anno della guerra civile spagnola. Un anno nel corso del quale il reparto risulta fra i più coinvolti nelle operazioni (...)

Una mañana de septiembre del año 480 a.C., las aguas que separan la isla de Salamina de Grecia fueron escenario de una de las batalla navales más trascendentales de todos los tiempos. Se enfrentaban las dos civilizaciones más poderosas de la época: los persas, liderados por Jerjes, se habían (...)