title: Miguel del Rey Vicente
text: # Miguel del Rey Vicente
  
  Miguel del Rey is a Spanish author of military history. He was the editor of Ristre magazine in its second stage. He has published many books and articles.
  
  Artist Luis Leza Suárez provided the illustrations for Montesa. By this sign conquer; Numancia. Before burnt to charm and Notes on the history of the artillery.
  
  A specialist in uniformology and military flags, del Rey it was director during his second stage —from 2008 to 2010— of the now defunct magazine Ristre of military studies, pioneer in Spain in this matter. He is part of the British Soldier Society, the centenary French association Le Sabretache, the Belgian Society of Figurinists and Military Figures Collectors of America. He has also participated in various cultural projects and exhibitions, advised on television programs and, joined the societies of friends of the vast majority of military museums in Europe —National Army Museum, London; Bayerisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstad; Musée de l'Armée, Paris; Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna; Hadtorteneti Muzeum, Budapest, etc ...—, collaborated in all the institutional events that they carry out. a member of associations in Spain, France and Great Britain devoted to research in medieval and modern history.
  
  On 5 September 2011 he and coauthor Carlos Canales Torres were awarded the IX Algaba Prize for biography, memoirs and historical research for their essay on sailboat history, Naves mancas. From 2012, he and Torres directed the collection Strokes of history, published by EDAF publishing.
  
  