Militares

Edición limitada y numerada Ejemplar Nº 000126

A finales de agosto de 1944, tras dos largos meses de lucha en Normandía, la Wehrmacht se replegaba ante el avance aliado y Montgomery pensó que una ofensiva decidida, a lo largo de un estrecho eje, podría abrir las puertas de Alemania y acabar la guerra antes del final del año. Para conseguirlo se (...)

This study analyzes the battle of Dettingen, one of the major Allied victories of the War of the Austrian Succession, and the last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.The death of the Emperor Charles VI in 1741 was the catalyst for a conflict ostensibly about the female inheritance (...)

Between 1941 45, the Germans recruited around 175,000 men from a number of minorities in the USSR, distinguishing between "Turkomans" (predominantly Muslims) and "Caucasians" (predominantly Orthodox Christians). Of these, many formed rear-area auxiliary units, but at least 55,000 were combat (...)

The Roman shield, the scutum, was central to the Romans' conquest of the known world, and has become an emblem of the legions at the forefront of that effort. This new study draws on the latest research to reveal the history of this iconic equipment.The introduction of the scutum in the 4th century (...)

A new history of the development of the Dutch fleet in the early 20th century, and the role these warships played in World War II, from the defense of Rotterdam to the Battle of the Java Sea and beyond.In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defense for the homeland and (...)

En 1939 la Wehrmacht derrotó al ejército polaco, utilizando tácticas novedosas, denominadas Blitzkrieg, pero que, a pesar de su éxito, mostraron aún muchas carencias, incluso frente a un enemigo inferior. La desigualdad se vio disparada por el ataque soviético que supuso la aniquilación de Polonia. (...)

Barack Obama prometió acabar con la cruzada contra el terror de George W. Bush, pero solo ha cambiado los métodos de esta. Ha multiplicado los asesinatos selectivos con su arma estrella, los drones, sus sicarios robóticos. Es una guerra menos visible en Occidente; más virtual ; económica; sin bajas (...)