Militares

Carmen de Reparaz narra, con la prosa dinámica y precisa que caracteriza toda su obra, los acontecimientos más importantes de la vida de Wellington durante la etapa de las guerras napoleónicas. Lo hace dando voz a los propios protagonistas a través de la correspondencia escrita de su puño y letra (...)

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonplace in the inter-war years and in the early campaigns of World War II in Poland and the Battle of France, which saw renewed use in the form of the (...)

Una de las grandes preguntas que espolean la imaginación del lector de la historia del siglo XX es como pudo estallar con tanta brutalidad la guerra mas cruel de la historia de la humanidad.En este libro se analizan con total rigor historiográfico los acontecimientos socio-políticos europeos que (...)

Drawing upon contemporary literary and historical accounts from the North Atlantic to the Arab world, surviving examples of weapons and armor, and practical experimentation and reconstructions by modern weapon-smiths and re-enactors, Weapons of the Viking Warrior casts new light on how Viking (...)

In October 1810, the Third French invasion of Portugal under Maréchal Masséna arrived at the Lines of Torres Vedras and his triumphal march into Lisbon came to an abrupt halt. Five months later a thoroughly demoralized and defeated French army retreated from Portugal and never returned.The Lines (...)

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 (...)

A slice of history - the definitive exploration of weapons through the ages, now with a fresh new jacket An epic 4,000-year illustrated story of weaponry. From stone axes to heavy machine-guns, swords to sniper rifles, discover the innovative design, range, lethal function and brutal history of (...)