Militares

This fully illustrated study explains the British Pacific Fleet's campaign against the Japanese in the Sakishima Islands, its overlooked role in the battle for Okinawa.The invasion of Okinawa was, famously, the culmination of the United States' island-hopping campaign. Less well known is the fact (...)

An in-depth study of the ground campaign led by the US and Coalition forces against Iraq in the Gulf War.In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, precipitating an eight-year war. By the end of the 1980s, Iraq was bankrupt, having amassed enormous debts, and oil-rich neighboring Kuwait, which Iraq had long (...)

An illustrated study of the famous Heinkel He 219 the Luftwaffe's only pupose-built nightfighter and its role in the bitterly contested nocturnal defence of the Reich.Originally conceived as a high-performance reconnaissance aircraft, the Heinkel He 219 went on to become the Luftwaffe's only (...)

This insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939 42.During World War II, over half of Britain's capital ship losses were due to U-boats, as Germany's submarines sought to deplete the Royal Navy's (...)

Una obra imprescindible que recoge la historia del aeródromo de La Sénia, una infraestructura clave para entender la guerra aérea durante la Guerra Civil Española. Con 1.050 imágenes, la fuerza visual explica con rotundidad la intensidad de aquellos hechos. El aeródromo de La Sénia entró en (...)

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 (...)

Fiercely fought with all the latest weaponry of World War I, Italy's Adriatic campaign is the forgotten war of the dreadnought era. Fully illustrated, this is its first history in English.Fought across the narrowest naval frontline of World War I, with almost daily combat, the Adriatic Sea was (...)

En diciembre de 1942, la División Azul española es enviada al frente de Leningrado para participar en el asalto final a la ciudad. Pero el Ejército Rojo se adelanta y lanza una gran ofensiva invernal. Lo que debía ser una acción ofensiva se convierte en una lucha desesperada por la supervivencia.El (...)

This colourful study describes and illustrates the troops of the Seleucid Empire in West Asia throughout its turbulent 250-year existence.Founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator in 312 BC in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great 11 years previously, the Seleucid Empire came to (...)

Examines and analyses how the Soviet tank forces that fought at Stalingrad were rejuvenated in the months leading up to the battle, and the role they played in this iconic campaign.The Stalingrad campaign was a major turning point of World War II. The German Sixth Army's 22 divisions and 250,000 (...)

Operación Fuego Mágico. El secuestro del vuelo LH181 de Lufthansa.En octubre de 1977, el vuelo LH181 de Lufthansa parte rumbo a Fráncfort sin saber que se convertirá en el epicentro de una crisis internacional. Poco después del despegue, cuatro terroristas secuestran el avión y lo arrastran por una (...)