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The medium bomber workhorse of the Ninth Air Force, Martins much-maligned B-26 Marauder recovered from its poor start with the Eighth Air Force to go on and equip no less than eight bomber groups in the ETO.Although initially dubbed the widow maker, a change of tactics from low- to medium-level bombing for the Marauder soon improved the crews chances of survival - indeed, by wars end it boasted a lower loss-per-sortie ratio than any other twin-engined bomber in the USAAF.This volume covers all aspects of Marauder operations in Western Europe, featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.

Kill Chain is the essential history of drone warfare, a development in military technology that, as Andrew Cockburn demonstrates, has its origins in long-buried secret programmes dating to US military interventions in Vietnam and Yugoslavia. Cockburn follows the links in a chain that stretches from the White House, through the drone command center in Nevada, to the skies of Helmand Province. The book reveals the powerful interestsmilitary, CIA and corporatethat turned the Pentagon away from manned aircraft and boots on the ground to killing by remote control. Cockburn uncovers the technological breakthroughs, the revolution in military philosophy, and the devastating collateral damage resulting from assassinations allegedly targeted with pinpoint precision. Vivid, powerful and chilling, Kill Chain draws on sources deep in the military and intelligence establishment to lay bare the failure of the modern American way of war.

A highly illustrated study of the T-55 Main Battle Tank and its variants that formed the backbone of the Soviet Army during the years of the Cold War.The T-55 is one of the most iconic weapons created by the Soviets during the Cold War and also one of the most widely deployed weapons in history. Like its younger brother, the T-54, the T-55 enjoyed a long career in the Red Army and even into the early days of the reformed Russian Army. Under their control it saw very little combat use or deployments, but it was widely sold to other nations and participated in many of the wars and combat operations from the mid-1960s to the present. The T-55 has been employed in almost every conflict in the Middle East and Africa from its introduction into service. Even today the tank is still employed by both sides in the Syrian Civil War, and they are also in service with Kurdish forces in the struggle against ISIS in the northern part of Iraq.

With speed, violence, and deadly power, heavily armored tanks spearheaded the German blitzkrieg that stormed across Europe in 1939. Tracks rattling and engines roaring, these lethal machines engaged in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, from the beaches of Normandy and the Ardennes Forest to the snow-encrusted Eastern Front. In this reprint of the hugely popular book, prolific author Franz Kurowski tells the gritty, action-packed stories of six of the most daring and successful officers ever to command Panzers, including Michael Wittmann, Hans Bolter, Hermann Bix, and others. Timelines mark the milestones of each officer's career.

La era de la robótica cambiará la sociedad del siglo XXI y también sus guerras, que no desaparecerán: serán diferentes. Las armas autónomas son capaces de matar y destruir sin necesidad de control humano. Esta facultad de una maquina inteligente para decidir sobre la vida de una persona ha movilizado a cientificos y academicos, pero no tanto a las personas anonimas, mas preocupadas por los problemas cotidianos y cercanos. Sin embargo, no estamos frente a un debate academico, sino ante una realidad que nos afecta y afectara a todos.En un intento de despertar el interes del publico general sobre ello, el coronel Francisco Rubio nos ofrece en este libro con prologo del periodista de RTVE David Corral Hernandez la oportunidad de conocer y entender un escenario inedito en el que las tecnologias son empleadas en contra de lo que se supone su esencia, aportar beneficio a la humanidad. El lector encontrara bastantes preguntas, muchas respuestas y la informacion o argumentos con los que formar su propia opinion sobre un mundo, completamente nuevo, que esta surgiendo a nuestro alrededor.

la fortificació del lloc on s´ubicava la vila medieval del Roses no s´ha formava part d´un projecte defensiu de tota la badia, que, al seu torn, s´inscrivia dins una política defensiva global dels te

La fortification du lieu où se situait la petite ville médiévale de Roses ne doit pas être considérée comme un fait isolé, mais faisant partie d´un projet défensif de toute la baie, qui, à sob tour,

La fortificación del lugar donde se ubicaba la villa medieval de Roses no debe entenderse como un hecho aislado sino que formaba parte de un proyecto defensivo de toda la bahía, que, a su vez, se inscribia en una politica defensiva global de los territorios bajo el dominio de la corona hispana

A mediados de junio de 1944 la guerra estaba claramenteperdida para el Tercer Reich. La cuestión era cuanto duraría,a qué coste para ambos bandos, y como sería el mundo resultantetras el final. La poderosa ofensiva que el Ejercito Rojolanzo el 22 de junio, justo tres años despues de Barbarroja, fuedecisiva para aclarar esas cuestiones.La Wehrmacht, ya exangue y al limite de sus capacidades,apenas podia cubrir el extenso frente oriental. Incapaz de unadefensa adecuada, carente de reservas moviles, con sus mejoresveteranos muertos, perdida la batalla por la produccionindustrial, la logistica y las materias primas, fue presa facilpara el mejor Ejercito Rojo de la historia.Demostrando lo que habia dolorosamente aprendido ydesarrollando casi a la perfeccion el concepto de arte operacional,el ejercito sovietico lanzo la Operacion Bagration, a unaescala inimaginable para los alemanes, que destrozo el frentey lo llevo a las puertas de Varsovia. El inexorable final yaestaba muy cerca.

La aparición en la Primera Guerra Mundial de llamado«Tanque» o «Carro de Combate», revolucionó, en ciertamedida, el arte de la guerra. El carro de combate RenaultFT-17 –tanque, en la nomenclatura de