Weapons and equipment

Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies.

In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO s deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe.

It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to build an atomic bomb.

A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war.

One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches.

An illustrated introduction to how British industries, supported by thousands of newly recruited women, strove to meet the nation's wartime need for munitions, armour, shipping, uniforms and aircraft.

An illustrated introduction to how British industries, supported by thousands of newly recruited women, strove to meet the nation's wartime need for munitions, armour, shipping, uniforms and aircraft.

The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict.

The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict.

During 1940 the German army swept with devastating speed across the Low Countries and into northern France and drove Allied forces back into a small pocket around Dunkirk.

During 1940 the German army swept with devastating speed across the Low Countries and into northern France and drove Allied forces back into a small pocket around Dunkirk.

"The Luftwaffe had to be used in a decisive way in the Battle of Britain as a means of conducting total air war.

Featuring more than 40 beautiful illustrations, this stunning work presents one of the world’s most influential fencing treatises.

Featuring more than 40 beautiful illustrations, this stunning work presents one of the world’s most influential fencing treatises.

‘The infantry is only a few metres ahead of us when suddenly, on the left of our tank, a Russian stands up.

‘The infantry is only a few metres ahead of us when suddenly, on the left of our tank, a Russian stands up.

Building the Wooden Fighting Ship is a fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labor in the eighteenth century.

Albrecht Dürer is probably the most famous German artist of the Renaissance, if not of all time.

Albrecht Dürer is probably the most famous German artist of the Renaissance, if not of all time.

"e;Dierk Hagedorn continues to solidify his reputation as one of today's most talented authorities on German Fechtbucher with another superlative volume.

"e;Dierk Hagedorn continues to solidify his reputation as one of today's most talented authorities on German Fechtbucher with another superlative volume.

Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the ‘sniping world’, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging.

Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the ‘sniping world’, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging.

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier-"e;recommended to anyone with an interest in the Panzerwaffe in the Second World War"e; (Recollections of WWII).

An extensive look at the large-caliber guns of the Napoleonic period, the battles in which they were used, and the important figures in those conflicts.

Guns of the Elite Forces provides a penetrating account of the weapons that elite fighting troops carry into combat.

This superb and comprehensive book details the foreign units which formed such an important part of Napoleon's forces.

The ramifications of the Manhattan Project are still with us to this day.

The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's impressive but ill-fated WWII battleships are examined in detail in this fully illustrated modeling guide.

A history of the high-speed wooden aircraft-from bomber to fighter, to photographic and weather reconnaissance-from the author of B-17 Memphis Belle.

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines.

Hermann Gring, Erwin Rommel, Manfred von Richthofen, Paul von Hindenburg, Helmuth von Moltke, Ernst Junger, Max Immelmann they were among the most famous individuals to be awarded the Kingdom of Prussias highest military order, the Pour le Mrite, better known as the Blue Max.

A remarkable World War II survival story and combat memoir by "e;an indestructible wartime tank commander"e; (The Telegraph).

In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.

Israel's foreign policy is perceived to be essentially a defensive one by the international community.

Welcome to the Drone Age.

Welcome to the Drone Age.

First-hand accounts from the Russian veterans of World War II who fought in the celebrated tanks that powered the Soviet armored forces.

Hermann Gring, Erwin Rommel, Manfred von Richthofen, Paul von Hindenburg, Helmuth von Moltke, Ernst Junger, Max Immelmann they were among the most famous individuals to be awarded the Kingdom of Prussias highest military order, the Pour le Mrite, better known as the Blue Max.

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

"e;A fascinating insight into one of the Cold War's most interesting concept aircraft .

This WWII pictorial history sheds light on the armored fighting vehicles built and deployed by Italy, Hungary and other Axis powers on the Eastern Front.

The Tornado has been the backbone of the RAF within its many different theaters of operation.

The Starfighter was once described as a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you.

"e;An inspirational/enjoyable book with excellent representations of a wide variety of [Motor Torpedo Boats] by various modelers in a variety of scales.