Militares

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 (...)

Britain established the world's first aircraft factory in 1909 after the Short brothers met up with the American Wright brothers and struck a deal. The industry expanded rapidly to rise to the challenge of World War One with such thoroughbreds as the Camel and the SE.5. The post-conflict slump (...)

La reciente aparición del diario original mecanografiado del teniente coronel Aldo Morandi 'unos 400 folios' titulado, "Guardando il Passato. Un Diario della guerra di Spagna (1936-1939)", así como de casi un centenar de nuevas fotografías, impulsa la publicación de este libro, un testimonio hasta (...)