Weapons and equipment

This book, first published in 2005, addresses food-mediated interactions, focusing on how plants employ foods to recruit arthropod ''bodyguards'' as a protection against herbivores.

Second edition looks at the favourable biological modifications of these insects and also considers the economical, social and medical aspects.

It addresses the threats insect populations face and explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved.

This colourful textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity.

First published in 2005, this text introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore–host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees.

This book sets the ecological themes of abundance, distribution, and population dynamics in an evolutionary context.

This profusely illustrated and thoroughly researched book describes in detail the diverse methods used to attack and defend castles during the Middle Ages.

Acclaim for the Bomb in My Garden "e;This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.

"e;Huchthausen knows the hidden history of the Cuban missile crisis .

Raised on a Montana farm, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corps, piloting B-24 bombers and painting nose art while enduring perilous missions in the Himalayas during World War II.

The nuclear freeze movement grew more quickly than even the most optimistic activists thought possible, as large numbers of Americans became convinced that there was something wrong with United States defense policy and that they could do something about it.

Gudmundsson tells the story of field artillery in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time.

From the American entry into World War II until September 1943, U.

The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons against U.

From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present.

The Truman administration's decision to embark on an arms build-up in 1950 was a critical event.

On Armor tells three important and interconnected stories.

Every day for nine months from September 1944 to the end of the war, young British, Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff aerodrome in northern Scotland in their Mosquitoes and Beaufighters to target the German U-Boats, merchantmen and freighters plying along the coast and in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way.

Using newly released documents, the author presents an integrated look at American nuclear policy and diplomacy in crises from the Berlin blockade to Vietnam.

The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of the U.

The tank was arguably the most important technological innovation that developed during World War I; however, without the support of the British Army and the allocation of important wartime resources, it would have remained merely a peripheral weapon.

In the immediate post-World War II period, Army aviation began to evolve from an observatory role to a mobility role.

The United States faces a small number of rogue states that either have or are working to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

A new threat is stalking nations, as terrorist organizations and rogue states alike appear intent on acquiring and using the poor man's nuclear weapon: biological agents such as anthrax, smallpox, and plague.

Why do some American intelligence officials maintain fallout shelters and private contingency plans to evacuate their families in the event of a Russian nuclear strike-even in today's post-Cold War era of U.

On 1 June 1939 His Majestys Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials.

This WWII naval history chronicles the development of small fighting boats as well as the evolution of their tactics and coastal warfare operations.

A gripping account of the RAF's attempt to destroy a Messerschmitt factory in 1944, and the carnage and confusion that unfolded on a dark winter night.

An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.

"e;A successful book, giving a picture of life on a major warship, as well as a different view of some of the main naval actions of the Second World War.

Land mines and their antecedents have been used on the battlefield from ancient times, through the world wars, to the modern conflicts in the developing world.

The author of The Yompers details the history of Great Britain's innovation in combatting the German Zeppelin during World War I.

"e;This is the book that puts the flesh on the bones of its reputation as one of the best aircraft of the Second World War.

This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival.

"e;A comprehensive look at the German submarine tanker program during World War II .

For his latest book Colonel Roy Stanley presents aerial photographs of the German and Italian fleets that were selected as important six decades ago and have long lain dormant, unindexed and unexplained.

An in-depth history of naval battleship firepower from before World War I to the end of World War II, by America's leading naval analyst.

North Korea is a country of paradoxes and contradictions.

Samuel Daniel was born near Taunton in Somerset in 1562, the son of a music-master.

First full investigation in English into the role played by chivalric ideology, and its violent results, in late medieval Castile.

A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords.

How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back togetherGuns have been linked with masculinity since their earliest days on European battlefields, and surviving treatises on gunpowder from the early fifteenth century describe in detail the kinds of strong, sober, and God-fearing men who could be trusted to use this new weapon.

A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword.

A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords.

How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back togetherGuns have been linked with masculinity since their earliest days on European battlefields, and surviving treatises on gunpowder from the early fifteenth century describe in detail the kinds of strong, sober, and God-fearing men who could be trusted to use this new weapon.

Concerns about CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear) weapons have featured prominently in both political debates and media reporting about the ongoing threat from al Qaeda since 9/11.

Concerns about CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear) weapons have featured prominently in both political debates and media reporting about the ongoing threat from al Qaeda since 9/11.

A technical history of the ship from 1600 to 1850 through models, with informative illustrations and text, by the author of Warships of the Napoleonic Era.

A history of the service careers and advice on making models of "e;perhaps the most successful of the German battleships of the Second World War"e; (History of War).