Weapons and equipment

The development of rocket and jet aircraft by the Germans before and during the Second World War is something that intrigues all those interested in the history of aviation.

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The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security provides a comprehensive examination of efforts to secure sensitive nuclear assets and mitigate the risk of nuclear terrorism and other non-state actor threats.

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Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire.

Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire.

The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security provides a comprehensive examination of efforts to secure sensitive nuclear assets and mitigate the risk of nuclear terrorism and other non-state actor threats.

A detailed, pictorial history of the 1 1/2-ton Chevy truck and its use by the U.

A detailed, pictorial history of the 1 1/2-ton Chevy truck and its use by the U.

"e;A superbly organized, well-written, detailed history of the Sherman tank"e; with hundreds of photos and diagrams included (Armor Magazine).

"e;A superbly organized, well-written, detailed history of the Sherman tank"e; with hundreds of photos and diagrams included (Armor Magazine).

"e;A fascinating look into the experiences of the men of an elite armored unit that fought on the Eastern Front, written essentially in their own words.

"e;A fascinating look into the experiences of the men of an elite armored unit that fought on the Eastern Front, written essentially in their own words.

The story of the German submarine U-505 and its dramatic capture by the US Navy during WWII-told by one of its crewmen.

This lively study investigates the clashes between two cutting-edge tank types in battle at a crucial moment in Operation Market Garden.

This lively study investigates the clashes between two cutting-edge tank types in battle at a crucial moment in Operation Market Garden.

Cyberpower is a concept that has gained relevance with geopolitical dynamics reaching cyberspace and the increasing intertwining between the physical and digital.

Cyberpower is a concept that has gained relevance with geopolitical dynamics reaching cyberspace and the increasing intertwining between the physical and digital.

In Japan, hibakusha means the people affected by the explosion specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.

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Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of previously unseen photos, this is the first history of the destroyers of the Cold War Soviet Navy, the heart of its surface fleet.

In Japan, hibakusha means the people affected by the explosion specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.

A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons--flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more--by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II.

A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons--flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more--by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II.

An instructional history of the development, construction, and use of siege weapons.

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The Official U.

If the machine gun changed the course of ground combat in the First World War, it was the tank that shaped ground combat in World War II.

If the machine gun changed the course of ground combat in the First World War, it was the tank that shaped ground combat in World War II.

The main focus of this book is on the contribution of Welsh scientists, engineers and facilities in Wales to the British nuclear programme - especially the military programme - from the Second World War through to the present day.

Panzers Forward collects photos of all varieties of German armor, from the smaller tanks of the early war to the gigantic Tigers that came later, on all frontsNorth Africa, Sicily and Italy, France, and of course the Eastern Front.

When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the British asked Australia for help.

The main focus of this book is on the contribution of Welsh scientists, engineers and facilities in Wales to the British nuclear programme - especially the military programme - from the Second World War through to the present day.

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.

THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz An extraordinary history of a British icon .

**A Guardian Best Science and Nature Book of 2025**From the award-winning science writer, a new history of the development of nuclear power and the extraordinary minds behind itHenry Becquerel s accidental discovery, in Paris in 1896, of a faint smudge on a photographic plate sparked a chain of discoveries which would unleash the atomic age.

This Samurai history, filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors.

Popularly known as the AK47 or just AK, the 7.

This Samurai history, filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors.

In The Art of the Japanese Sword, master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a detailed look at the entire process of Japanese sword making, including the finishing and appreciation of Japanese blades.

Autocannon is a comprehensive history of the development of automatic cannon and their ammunition from the end of the nineteenth century up to the present day.

"e;Everything you ever suspected or feared about music as a weapon, sound as torture .

Aimed at military model makers and wargamers who are interested in the armoured fighting vehicles of the United States as used throughout World War II, this book follows on from Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles by the same author.

In The Art of the Japanese Sword, master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a detailed look at the entire process of Japanese sword making, including the finishing and appreciation of Japanese blades.

"e;Everything you ever suspected or feared about music as a weapon, sound as torture .

Esta obra constituye una contribucion fundamental a la historiografia de las relaciones internacionales y la seguridad hemisferica en el Gran Caribe.

For the first time in English, discover the history of Warsaw's six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city's enduring spirit.

For the first time in English, discover the history of Warsaw's six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city's enduring spirit.