Arms for Spain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arms for Spain write by Gerald Howson. This book was released on 1998. Arms for Spain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes how the arms dealers made victory impossible for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Using archive material from Spain, Russia, the Americas, and eastern and western Europe Howson shows how the international arms embargo was circumvented by the Nationalists, leaving the Republicans to buy from illegal sources at extortionate prices.
The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704
The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704 write by Ignacio J.N. López. This book was released on 2012-07-24. The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704.
Spain in Arms
Spain in Arms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spain in Arms write by E. R. Hooton. This book was released on 2019-02-19. Spain in Arms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This detailed military history of the Spanish Civil War dispels long-held misconceptions and sheds significant new light on the conflict. Spain in Arms chronicles the development of the Spanish Civil War on the battlefield, examining eight campaigns waged between 1937 and 1939. Through detailed analysis, it demonstrates how many accounts of military operations during this conflict are based upon half-truths and propaganda. From the Madrid Front to the Catalonia Offensive, each campaigns is chronicled with special focus on the weapons and tactics used, as well as the moment-to-moment decisions of both Republican and Nationalist generals. Hooton also sheds light on the true extent of foreign intervention in the conflict. Using British and French archives, he produces a more accurate—and radically different—account of the battles and the factors that shaped them. Ultimately, Hooton reveals the superiority of the Nationalist alliance in both training and overall command. Spain in Arms draws on specialized German, Italian and Russian works, and is the first book to quote secret data about Italian air operations intercepted by the British. A magisterial work of military history, it combines detailed analysis with historical context, showing how the events of the Spanish civil War provide a link between the First and Second World Wars.
The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793
The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793 write by René Chartrand. This book was released on 2011-11-20. The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Long before England established a serious presence in the New World, Spain had already established an overseas Empire. In North America, this included vast tracts of territory including most of what today comprises the states of Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Illinois and California. In later years, as the British and the French came to expand their claims, they often came into conflict with the Spanish. The Spanish also played a significant part during the American Revolution, fighting against the British and drawing off forces needed to fight the Americans. This book covers all of the North American Spanish forces that fought in the campaigns of the 18th century.
Arms and Armour in Spain
Arms and Armour in Spain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arms and Armour in Spain write by Adelheid Maria Bruhn Hoffmeyer. This book was released on 1972. Arms and Armour in Spain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
