Militares

Depuis une trentaine d'années, l'étude des ordres militaires au Moyen Âge a enregistré un profond renouvellement auquel Alain Demurger a particulièrement oeuvré. Derrière l'histoire politique, par-delà les rouages institutionnels, la recherche s'est toujours plus attachée à considérer les hommes. (...)

Harpia Publishing is proud to announce the launch of a new title for 2017, EMB-312 Tucano: Brazil's turboprop success story, set to become the definitive English-language reference work on this revolutionary Latin American aerospace product. Written by an expert in the field, this book recounts the (...)

A fully illustrated study of the Roman cavalry's evolution, this fascinating book chronicles tactics and composition from the time of the Republic to the fall of the Dominate.The cavalry 'wings' that probed ahead of the Roman Army played a key role in its campaigns of conquest, masking its marching (...)

This illustrated study tells the story of the Russian mercenary force led by business tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the mutiny it launched against Putin's government in 2023.Conceived by the Kremlin in 2013 as an instrument of 'deniable' power projection, the Wagner private military company (PMC) (...)

Roman Infantry HelmetsThis study investigates the development, manufacture, decoration and use of the Roman infantry helmet, a vital piece of personal protection equipment of both legionary and auxiliary troops.The protective headgear worn by Roman foot soldiers of the Republican period was adopted (...)

An illustrated study of the development and operations of coalition and Afghan Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan from 2009 until the withdrawal in 2021.At the end of 2008, the clearly inadequate strength of the coalition's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan (...)

¿Se imagina un neurocirujano que, tras culminar con éxito una complicadísima operación iniciara sus comparecencias pidiendo perdón por la enorme cicatriz que ha causado en la cabeza del paciente? Pues, aunque parezca extraño, esta es la imagen actual de los militares. Se olvida, minimiza o esconde (...)