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Trenta ammiragli, dall'antichita ai giorni nostri, trenta dettagliati ritratti di coloro che da Temistocle a Michael Barkai hanno condotto le grandi guerre sui mari. Alle storie di questi leggendari personaggi si accompagna una minuziosa analisi dell'evoluzione delle tecniche della guerra navale e dei diversi scenari strategici e marittimi che Da Fre tratteggia abilmente. Cosi, per esempio, la storia di Formione (circa 480-428 a.C.) si associa inestricabilmente all'evoluzione dell'impiego della trireme ateniese; la carriera di Raymond Spruance (1886-1969) si interseca con la rivoluzione tecnica del 1900-1915 (corazzata monocalibro, radio, aereo, sommergibile...) e con il progredire della nuova dottrina aeronavale sviluppata tra le due guerre mondiali. Quasi 2500 anni di battaglie sui mari rivivono attraverso le gesta di coloro che ne hanno deciso le sorti. Da Temistocle ad Agrippa Da Almeida a Francis Drake Trionfare con la flotta: Temistocle, l'ammiraglio-statista; I tre contro Cartagine: Duilio, Regolo, Catulo; Un ammiraglio per l'impero: Marco Vipsanio Agrippa; I leoni del mare: gli imperatori di Bisanzio e la guerra navale; Capitani generali da mar: gli ammiragli veneziani Vettor Pisani e Carlo Zeno alla Guerra di Chioggia (1378-1381); Gli ammiragli dei nuovi mondi: Colombo e i condottieri dell'impero delle spezie; I due vegliardi: Andrea Doria e Barbarossa ; Al servizio (segreto) di Sua maesta: Francis Drake, l'ammiraglio-corsaro; Scandali, feretri e gloria: Horatio Nelson e l'apogeo della Royal Navy; Il primo ammiraglio a stelle e strisce: David G. Farragut ; Daghe dentro, che i butemo a fondi!: Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ; L'ammiraglio samurai: Togo Heihachiro ; I lupi degli abissi: Karl Donitz e la battaglia dell'Atlantico; Ammiragli in 3D: Raymond Spruance e la guerra aeronavale nel Pacifico; Piccole marine crescono: S.M. Nanda e Barkai, gli assi dell'era missilistica.

Resultado de más de dos décadas de contratiempos y sinsabores, pero también de una firme voluntad y una inmensa capacidad de adaptación y superación, el programa S-80 es fiel reflejo de la propia España, con sus luces y sus sombras. Concebido en un momento de gran auge economico y proyeccion internacional, pero tambien de cambios profundos, implico un riesgo tecnologico desmesurado. Maxime si tenemos en cuenta la profunda crisis que atravesaba el sector de la construccion naval.Dado el contexto, las razones por las que el pais se aventuro en el diseño y construccion de un submarino integramente nacional y mucho mas ambicioso que los Scorpene de los que ya se habia anunciado la compra de cuatro unidades rompiendo de paso la alianza con Francia, merece un analisis detallado. Lo mismo que la apuesta por ligar un por entonces revolucionario sistema de propulsion y una plataforma mas compleja que ninguna de las concebidas anteriormente en el pais. Todo ello, ademas, mientras se prescindia de un socio tecnologico externo. Decisiones que han tenido como resultado enormes sobrecostes y retrasos y que solo se entienden completamente si tenemos en cuenta algunas de las caracteristicas propias del sistema politico español, definido por la falta de transparencia, de rendicion de cuentas y, en definitiva, de interes por parte una clase politica alergica e ignorante de todo cuanto tiene que ver con la defensa.

The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.A group of aid workers have been kidnapped by local insurgents and are now hidden in a winding mountain region. After attempts to negotiate a deal with the bandits fail, and with the lives of the hostages hanging in the balance, there is only option...SAS and Navy SEALs are sent in to find and free them.The Rescue is the action-packed story of the special forces' attempts to save the hostages from almost certain death. Drawing on classified sources and using his own personal insight into the inner-workings of these units, Andy McNab gives a page-turning account of this incredible mission.A heart-pounding true story of covert scouting missions, dangerous parachute jumps and fighting to survive in the face of impossible odds, this is the SAS like you've never read before.

A comienzos del siglo XX, durante el reinado de Alfonso XIII, el intento de establecer un protectorado español en el norte de Marruecos desembocó en una dura guerra en la región del Riff. Iniciada a raiz de los acuerdos adoptados en la Conferencia de Algeciras (1906), la presencia española en este territorio dio lugar a episodios tan tragicos como los vividos en el Barranco del Lobo, clave para entender el estallido de la "Semana Tragica" de Barcelona (1909), o el desastre de Annual y Monte-Arruit (1921), que fue crucial en el desencadenamiento del golpe de estado de 1923, con el que se suprime la monarquia constitucional y se impone la primera dictadura española del siglo XX, una dictadura encabezada por el general Primo de Rivera y que, tras el desembarco de Alhucemas, puso fin al conflicto y logro la definitiva pacificacion del protectorado. Los trabajos recogidos en este volumen abordan, desde la perspectiva de la historia militar, lo que significo para las Fuerzas Armadas y, en general, para la historia de España aquella guerra del Riff, cien años despues.

The incredible true story behind the most catastrophic 24 hours the British military faced in World War II from the bestselling author Utterly brilliant this book really is the last word on the Battle of Arnhem James Holland bestselling author of The Savage Storm Superb A military historian of originality and insight to compare with the best Saul David historian and bestselling author of Sky Warriors The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best known stories in British military history a daring but doomed attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across the Rhine in order to end the war before Christmas 1944 It is always written about with the benefit of unerring 20 20 hindsight as being destined to fail but the men who fought there men of military legend didn t know that that was to be their fate Now in Arnhem Black Tuesday Al Murray focuses on the events of one day as they happened through the eyes of the British participants without bringing any knowledge of what would happen tomorrow to bear offering a very different perspective on a familiar narrative Some things went right and a great many more went wrong but recounting them in this way allows the reader to understand for the first time how certain decisions were taken in the moment and h

In the 1880s control over northeastern Africa was a political minefield into which Prime Minister Gladstone did not want to step until his emissary Charles Gordon was besieged in Khartoum and the city became the focal point for war It was the height of European colonialism Injustices were administered bloody battles fought and civilians caught in the crossfire Among the British officers were figures who would later adopt starring roles in the First World War such as Egyptian Army sapper Captain Herbert Kitchener By turns shocking and dynamic Chain of Fire examines the terrible desert wars using the testimonies of the men who fought there

Pre order the story of the legendary Hercules plane told through the lens of 47 squadron Anytime Anywhere Anyhow Whether it s war natural disaster or humanitarian emergency for over fifty years the RAF s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe First conceived in the 1950s the US built Lockheed C 130 Hercules earned its spurs flying difficult and dangerous missions in the Vietnam War before entering service with air forces around the world Originally designed as transport aircraft the Hercules has been pressed into service as an aerial tanker gunship spyplane air sea rescuer and bomber It s even been flown from an aircraft carrier the largest aeroplane ever to do so Instantly recognisable it became synonymous with daring special forces missions like the legendary raid in Entebbe in which dozens hostages were rescued from the clutches of terrorists In RAF colours its seen action on every continent on the planet including Antarctica flying life and death missions in the Falklands Lebanon Iraq Libya Afghanistan Sudan and all points in between Former RAF Hercules Captain Scott Bateman opens the cockpit to give an action packed insider s account of what it s like to fly this legendary f

Las 25 Batallas que Cambiaron la Historia de Francia es un emocionante recorrido por los momentos más decisivos en la construcción, transformación y supervivencia de una de las naciones más influyentes de la historia. Desde los campos de la Galia hasta las junglas de Indochina, este libro nos sumerge en 25 enfrentamientos épicos que moldearon no solo el destino de Francia, sino también el de Europa y el mundo. El viaje comienza en el año 486, cuando Clodoveo I, rey de los francos, conquistó Soissons, marcando el fin de la dominación romana en la región y el inicio del surgimiento del reino franco. Cada batalla cobra vida a través de su contexto histórico: los conflictos políticos, las tensiones culturales y los intereses económicos que llevaron a estos enfrentamientos. Nos encontramos con líderes que dejaron una huella indeleble, desde el carismático Napoleón Bonaparte hasta los astutos estrategas de la Francia moderna, como Vo Nguyen Giap en Dien Bien Phu.

Vasily Vereshchagin (1842 -1904) was a Russian soldier, painter and traveller. He was born to a lesser noble family and sent to the Tsarskoe Selo military academy in 1850, 8 years old. in 1853, 11 years old he joined the Sea Cadet Corps in St Petersburg. He graduated in 1861 but left military service to attend the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. In 1863 he won a medal from the academy for his Ulysses Slaying the Suitors. In 1864, he went to Paris, 22 years old, where he studied under Jean-Leon Gerome. In 1867 he was invited to accompany General Konstantin Kaufman's expedition to Turkestan. He was granted the rank of ensign. His heroism at the siege of Samarkand from June 2-8, 1868 resulted an award of the Cross of St George (4th class). Having jointed the diplomatic corps, Vereshchagin was posted throughout Central Asia, and his artistic skills matured. In 1871 he set up a studio in Munich and it was here the initial "Turkestan Series" was painted.

The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.’Peter Caddick-Adams‘Brilliant and immersive.’Harry SidebottomThe second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU ch