Rakuten Kobo

Carrito de compra

Artículos no disponibles para compra.

Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.

artículosartículo

- Acceso ilimitado a eBooks
  
  Acceso ilimitado a audiolibros
  
  Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Recibe 1 crédito cada mes para el audiolibro de tu elección
  
  Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Acceso ilimitado a eBooks
  
  Acceso ilimitado a audiolibros
  
  Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiolibro
  de ,
  
  Disponible el:
  
  . Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Preventa
  1 audiolibro mensual
  
  + Prueba gratis de 30 días
  
  Oferta especial
  
  Recibe 1 crédito cada mes para intercambiarlo por un audiolibro de tu elección.
  
  *Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento
  
  GRATIS

artículosartículo

Acceso ilimitado a eBooks

Acceso ilimitado a audiolibros

Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Recibe 1 crédito cada mes para el audiolibro de tu elección

Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Acceso ilimitado a eBooks

Acceso ilimitado a audiolibros

Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiolibro
de ,

Disponible el:
. Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento en kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Preventa
1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Oferta especial

Recibe 1 crédito cada mes para intercambiarlo por un audiolibro de tu elección.

*Sin compromiso, cancela en cualquier momento

GRATIS

Recomendado para ti

La guerra invisible

El último secreto de Malvinas

de Marcelo Larraquy ...

La invasión de tropas argentinas a las islas Malvinas en 1982 desata una guerra invisible, la guerra de inteligencia en torno al arma más temible: los misiles Exocet AM-39. Inglaterra contrataca...*La fotografía en tapa del Súper Etendard 3-A-209 pertenece al fotógrafo profesional Roberto Sergio García Pedroche, crédito que se omitió involuntariamente en las primeras ediciones.En shock por el ... Leer más

$9,500 CLP

La invasión de tropas argentinas a las islas Malvinas en 1982 desata una guerra invisible, la guerra de inteligencia en torno al arma más temible: los misiles Exocet AM-39. Inglaterra contrataca...*La fotografía en tapa del Súper Etendard 3-A-209 pertenece al fotógrafo profesional Roberto Sergio García Pedroche, crédito que se omitió involuntariamente en las primeras ediciones.En shock por el
... Leer más
Longitude

de Dava Sobel ...

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Leer más

$4,825 CLP

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the
... Leer más
To the Shores of Chile

The Journal and History of the Brouwer Expedition to Valdivia in 1643

de Mark Meuwese ...

Series series Latin American Originals
To the Shores of Chile presents the remarkable story of an expedition that took place in Latin America during the height of the Dutch Empire. Skillfully translated by Mark Meuwese, this captivating work sheds light on Dutch imperialism and the complicated relationships between Native peoples and European colonizers.In 1643, the Dutch West India Company launched an expedition to the coast of ... Leer más

$24,445 CLP

To the Shores of Chile presents the remarkable story of an expedition that took place in Latin America during the height of the Dutch Empire. Skillfully translated by Mark Meuwese, this captivating work sheds light on Dutch imperialism and the complicated relationships between Native peoples and European colonizers.In 1643, the Dutch West India Company launched an expedition to the coast of
... Leer más
Japanese Destroyer Captain

Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway —The Great Naval Battles as Seen Through Japanese Eyes

de Tameichi Hara, Roger Pineau ...

Traducido por Fred Saito ...

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the "Unsinkable Captain." A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara ... Leer más

$18,251 CLP

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the "Unsinkable Captain." A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara
... Leer más
Moby Dick

Clásicos de la literatura

de Herman Melville ...

Este ebook presenta "Moby Dick", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Moby-Dick es una novela de Herman Melville publicada en 1851. Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de una gran ballena blanca (cachalote) impulsada por el capitán Ahab. Al margen de la persecución y evolución de sus personajes, el tema de la novela es eminentemente ... Leer más

$1,178 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

Este ebook presenta "Moby Dick", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Moby-Dick es una novela de Herman Melville publicada en 1851. Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de una gran ballena blanca (cachalote) impulsada por el capitán Ahab. Al margen de la persecución y evolución de sus personajes, el tema de la novela es eminentemente
... Leer más
Misadventures in Nature's Paradise

Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island during the Dutch Era

de Graeme Henderson, Robert de Hoop, Andrew Viduka ...

The book provides a pre-settlement historical account of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in their Indian Ocean context. The project began as a search for clues to locations of two 18th century Dutch shipwrecks, and was expanded into a general account of the early island histories and associated mythological Indian Ocean islands and creatures. ... Leer más

$24,133 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

The book provides a pre-settlement historical account of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in their Indian Ocean context. The project began as a search for clues to locations of two 18th century Dutch shipwrecks, and was expanded into a general account of the early island histories and associated mythological Indian Ocean islands and creatures.
... Leer más
Hornblower's Historical Shipmates

The Young Gentlemen of Pellew's <I>Indefatigable</I>

de Heather Noel-Smith, Lorna M. Campbell ...

This book sets out the lives of seventeen 'young gentlemen' who were midshipmen under the famous Captain Sir Edward Pellew. Together, aboard the frigate HMS Indefatigable, they fought a celebrated action in 1797 against theFrench ship of the line Les Droits de l'Homme. C. S. Forester, the historical novelist, placed his famous hero, Horatio Hornblower, aboard Pellew's ship as a midshipman, so this ... Leer más

$18,281 CLP

This book sets out the lives of seventeen 'young gentlemen' who were midshipmen under the famous Captain Sir Edward Pellew. Together, aboard the frigate HMS Indefatigable, they fought a celebrated action in 1797 against theFrench ship of the line Les Droits de l'Homme. C. S. Forester, the historical novelist, placed his famous hero, Horatio Hornblower, aboard Pellew's ship as a midshipman, so this
... Leer más
Operation Pedestal 1942

The Battle for Malta’s Lifeline

de Angus Konstam ...

Series Libro 394 - Campaign
A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.Since 1940, the island of Malta had been a thorn in the Axis' side. It sat astride the direct sea route between Italy and its North African colonies, and from 1941 the Royal Navy had used the island as a base for its attacks on Axis convoys. The island, though, relied on ... Leer más

$19,304 CLP

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.Since 1940, the island of Malta had been a thorn in the Axis' side. It sat astride the direct sea route between Italy and its North African colonies, and from 1941 the Royal Navy had used the island as a base for its attacks on Axis convoys. The island, though, relied on
... Leer más
The End of Barbary Terror

America's 1815 War against the Pirates of North Africa

de Frederick C. Leiner ...

When Barbary pirates captured an obscure Yankee sailing brig off the coast of North Africa in 1812, enslaving eleven American sailors, President James Madison first tried to settle the issue through diplomacy. But when these efforts failed, he sent the largest American naval force ever gathered to that time, led by the heroic Commodore Stephen Decatur, to end Barbary terror once and for all. ... Leer más

$19,295 CLP

When Barbary pirates captured an obscure Yankee sailing brig off the coast of North Africa in 1812, enslaving eleven American sailors, President James Madison first tried to settle the issue through diplomacy. But when these efforts failed, he sent the largest American naval force ever gathered to that time, led by the heroic Commodore Stephen Decatur, to end Barbary terror once and for all.
... Leer más
Great Lakes Warships 1812–1815

de Mark Lardas ...

Series Libro 188 - New Vanguard
When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes.However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race that continued throughout the war. Mark Lardas examines the design and development of the warships built upon the lakes during the war, emphasising their differences from their salt-water contemporaries ... Leer más

$15,443 CLP

When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes.However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race that continued throughout the war. Mark Lardas examines the design and development of the warships built upon the lakes during the war, emphasising their differences from their salt-water contemporaries
... Leer más
Dawn Like Thunder

The Barbary Wars and the Birth of the U.S. Navy

de Glenn Tucker ...

In the early 1800s, American ships off the coast of North Africa routinely found themselves the targets of Muslim pirates. These sea raiders, or 'corsairs' as they were known, sought captives to enslave in the Ottoman Empire's galleys, mines and harems. When reports circulated of white Christians being shackled to oars, smashing rocks in mines and being sold into sexual slavery, the American ... Leer más

$10,150 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the early 1800s, American ships off the coast of North Africa routinely found themselves the targets of Muslim pirates. These sea raiders, or 'corsairs' as they were known, sought captives to enslave in the Ottoman Empire's galleys, mines and harems. When reports circulated of white Christians being shackled to oars, smashing rocks in mines and being sold into sexual slavery, the American
... Leer más
Foreign Jack Tars

The British Navy and Transnational Seafarers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

de Sara Caputo ...

Series series Modern British Histories
The British Royal Navy of the French Wars (1793–1815) is an enduring national symbol, but we often overlook the tens of thousands of foreign seamen who contributed to its operations. Foreign Jack Tars presents the first in-depth study of their employment in the Navy during this crucial period. Based on sources from across Britain, Europe, and the US, and blending quantitative, social, cultural, ... Leer más

$24,985 CLP

The British Royal Navy of the French Wars (1793–1815) is an enduring national symbol, but we often overlook the tens of thousands of foreign seamen who contributed to its operations. Foreign Jack Tars presents the first in-depth study of their employment in the Navy during this crucial period. Based on sources from across Britain, Europe, and the US, and blending quantitative, social, cultural,
... Leer más
Liberty’s Exiles: The Loss of America and the Remaking of the British Empire.

de Maya Jasanoff ...

From the author of ‘Edge of Empire’ comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution – that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire.George Washington's triumphant entrance into New York City in 1783 marked the end of the American Revolution; the British were gone, the patriots were back and a key moment inscribed itself in the annals of ... Leer más

$11,300 CLP

From the author of ‘Edge of Empire’ comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution – that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire.George Washington's triumphant entrance into New York City in 1783 marked the end of the American Revolution; the British were gone, the patriots were back and a key moment inscribed itself in the annals of
... Leer más
RMS Queen Mary

The World's Favourite Liner

de David Ellery ...

Probably the most famous, and certainly one of the best-loved ships in the world, the Cunard transatlantic liner RMS Queen Mary has now been preserved at Long Beach, California as a floating hotel and tourist attraction for more than fifty years, comfortably longer than her 31-year career as an ocean liner. Laid down in 1930, Queen Mary's construction was severely delayed by the Great Depression. ... Leer más

$14,325 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

Probably the most famous, and certainly one of the best-loved ships in the world, the Cunard transatlantic liner RMS Queen Mary has now been preserved at Long Beach, California as a floating hotel and tourist attraction for more than fifty years, comfortably longer than her 31-year career as an ocean liner. Laid down in 1930, Queen Mary's construction was severely delayed by the Great Depression.
... Leer más
Sull'oceano

de Edmondo De Amicis ...

"Sull'oceano" è un'opera di denuncia della condizione dei poverissimi emigranti italiani. ... Leer más

$2,553 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Sull'oceano" è un'opera di denuncia della condizione dei poverissimi emigranti italiani.
... Leer más
Wunderwaffen im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Band 1

Neuartige Waffensysteme der Deutschen Kriegsmarine

de Jürgen Prommersberger ...

WUNDERWAFFEN IM ZWEITEN WELTKRIEG – Band 1Neuartige Waffensysteme der Deutschen KriegsmarineDer Begriff Wunderwaffe wurde von der NS-Propaganda während des Zweiten Weltkrieges verwendet. Er bezeichnet generell gesprochen eine Waffe, die einer Kriegspartei in einem bewaffneten Konflikt einen unerwarteten, überraschenden Vorteil verschaffen soll. Ebenso wichtig wie der waffentechnische Fortschritt ... Leer más

$4,555 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

WUNDERWAFFEN IM ZWEITEN WELTKRIEG – Band 1Neuartige Waffensysteme der Deutschen KriegsmarineDer Begriff Wunderwaffe wurde von der NS-Propaganda während des Zweiten Weltkrieges verwendet. Er bezeichnet generell gesprochen eine Waffe, die einer Kriegspartei in einem bewaffneten Konflikt einen unerwarteten, überraschenden Vorteil verschaffen soll. Ebenso wichtig wie der waffentechnische Fortschritt
... Leer más
World War II US Navy Special Warfare Units

de Eugene Liptak ...

Series Libro 203 - Elite
An illustrated exploration of the dangerous and difficult tasks performed by US Navy Special Warfare Units, from combat demolition to deception operations - a vital, but largely unsung, contribution to Allied victory.With the need for large-scale amphibious landings to decide the outcome of World War II the US Navy developed several types of specialized unit to reconnoitre potential landing areas, ... Leer más

$16,215 CLP

An illustrated exploration of the dangerous and difficult tasks performed by US Navy Special Warfare Units, from combat demolition to deception operations - a vital, but largely unsung, contribution to Allied victory.With the need for large-scale amphibious landings to decide the outcome of World War II the US Navy developed several types of specialized unit to reconnoitre potential landing areas,
... Leer más
Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End

de Hourly History ...

The Falklands War, which erupted in 1982, was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands, a group of largely uninhabited islands in the South Atlantic. The islands had under two thousand inhabitants and little particular strategic or commercial importance when they became the object of the war. Still, disputes over whether these islands ... Leer más

$2,553 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Falklands War, which erupted in 1982, was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands, a group of largely uninhabited islands in the South Atlantic. The islands had under two thousand inhabitants and little particular strategic or commercial importance when they became the object of the war. Still, disputes over whether these islands
... Leer más
A Voice from the Main Deck

Being a Record of the Thirty Years' Adventures of Samuel Leech

de Samuel Leech ...

Samuel Leech (1798–1848) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, "A Voice from the Main Deck".Leech's nautical career began in 1810, at the age of thirteen, when Lord William FitzRoy agreed to take Samuel into his frigate HMS Macedonian.He ... Leer más

$845 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

Samuel Leech (1798–1848) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, "A Voice from the Main Deck".Leech's nautical career began in 1810, at the age of thirteen, when Lord William FitzRoy agreed to take Samuel into his frigate HMS Macedonian.He
... Leer más
Sink the Belgrano

de Mike Rossiter ...

On the evening of 30 March, 1982, Commander David Hall, chief engineer of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror received a telephone call giving him the order to 'store for war'. At first he didn't believe it. In the early hours of 2 April, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Isles.The sinking of the Belgrano was one of the most dramatic moments of the Falklands conflict. For many it ... Leer más

$16,235 CLP

On the evening of 30 March, 1982, Commander David Hall, chief engineer of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror received a telephone call giving him the order to 'store for war'. At first he didn't believe it. In the early hours of 2 April, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Isles.The sinking of the Belgrano was one of the most dramatic moments of the Falklands conflict. For many it
... Leer más
La supremacía de los buques acorazados. Motores, artillería y blindaje

Historia de los grandes combates navales (1866-1905)

de Victor Aguilar-Chang ...

Los grandes acorazados de la batalla de Tsushima, más armados y más blindados que los cruceros y destructores que los escoltaban, evocan imágenes de altas chimeneas escupiendo densas nubes de negro hollín y de enormes proas partiendo el agua del mar. Pero, eso no es todo, además traen a la mente la imagen de decenas de armas de fuego de todos los calibres instaladas de proa a popa, listas para ... Leer más

$5,105 CLP

Los grandes acorazados de la batalla de Tsushima, más armados y más blindados que los cruceros y destructores que los escoltaban, evocan imágenes de altas chimeneas escupiendo densas nubes de negro hollín y de enormes proas partiendo el agua del mar. Pero, eso no es todo, además traen a la mente la imagen de decenas de armas de fuego de todos los calibres instaladas de proa a popa, listas para
... Leer más
Young Nelsons

Boy sailors during the Napoleonic Wars

de D. A. B. Ronald ...

This book takes us into the fascinating and sometimes tragic world of the boy sailors of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, fighting and dying for their country across the oceans of the world.They 'fought like young Nelsons.' The words of a schoolmaster, writing from aboard the Mars after the battle of Trafalgar, describing the valour of his pupils in the heat of battle. Made immortal by ... Leer más

$15,571 CLP

This book takes us into the fascinating and sometimes tragic world of the boy sailors of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, fighting and dying for their country across the oceans of the world.They 'fought like young Nelsons.' The words of a schoolmaster, writing from aboard the Mars after the battle of Trafalgar, describing the valour of his pupils in the heat of battle. Made immortal by
... Leer más
1891: Historia naval de la Guerra Civil

de Gustavo Jordán Astaburuaga, Piero Castagneto Garviso ...

En 1891 estalló una violenta Guerra Civil en Chile producto de diferencias irreconciliables entre el Presidente Balmaceda y el Congreso Nacional, generándose uno de los conflictos más debatidos por los historiadores. Faltaba una obra dedicada a uno de sus aspectos más importantes: su historia naval. Gran parte de la Marina se volcó en favor del Congreso y la casi totalidad el Ejército actuó en ... Leer más

$20,825 CLP o gratis con Kobo Plus

En 1891 estalló una violenta Guerra Civil en Chile producto de diferencias irreconciliables entre el Presidente Balmaceda y el Congreso Nacional, generándose uno de los conflictos más debatidos por los historiadores. Faltaba una obra dedicada a uno de sus aspectos más importantes: su historia naval. Gran parte de la Marina se volcó en favor del Congreso y la casi totalidad el Ejército actuó en
... Leer más
Manila and Santiago

The New Steel Navy in the Spanish-American War

de James Leeke ...

Manila & Santiago tells the history of the U.S. Navy’s operations in the Spanish War of 1898. This was America’s first “two-ocean war,” in which the decisive battles at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba were separated by two months and ten thousand miles. Our “new steel navy” came of age during this quick, modern little war. The battles were decided by colorful officers today largely forgotten — by ... Leer más

$23,372 CLP

Manila & Santiago tells the history of the U.S. Navy’s operations in the Spanish War of 1898. This was America’s first “two-ocean war,” in which the decisive battles at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba were separated by two months and ten thousand miles. Our “new steel navy” came of age during this quick, modern little war. The battles were decided by colorful officers today largely forgotten — by
... Leer más

Kobo Rakuten

eReaders

Aplicaciones

Accesorios

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Tu carrito de compra está vacío

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Recomendado para ti

eBooks de Naval

La guerra invisible

Longitude

To the Shores of Chile

Japanese Destroyer Captain

Moby Dick

Misadventures in Nature's Paradise

Hornblower's Historical Shipmates

Operation Pedestal 1942

The End of Barbary Terror

Great Lakes Warships 1812–1815

Dawn Like Thunder

Foreign Jack Tars

Liberty’s Exiles: The Loss of America and the Remaking of the British Empire.

RMS Queen Mary

Sull'oceano

Wunderwaffen im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Band 1

World War II US Navy Special Warfare Units

Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End

A Voice from the Main Deck

Sink the Belgrano

La supremacía de los buques acorazados. Motores, artillería y blindaje

Young Nelsons

1891: Historia naval de la Guerra Civil

Manila and Santiago