Weapons and equipment

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88.

Physics at the beginning of the twenty-first century has reached new levels of accomplishment and impact in a society and nation that are changing rapidly.

A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II how they compared, how they were organized, and how they fought.

This book examines the recent intersection of national security and public health regarding biological threats to the U.

Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the Trapdoor Springfield was designed in 1865 66 by Erskine S.

A heavily illustrated account of how the tanks of 4th Armored Division defeated two panzer brigades over 11 days of battle at Arracourt.

Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one.

The US M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, known as the Pig, was developed in the years after World War II from two revolutionary German designs.

Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through to VE Day.

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study casts new light on the background and details of this clash between two turretless tank destroyers as the two sides contested Hungary's vital oil resources in March 1945.

Arms control and nonproliferation treaties are among the fingers in the dike preventing the unthinkable nuclear, biological, and chemical catastrophe.

Since the Revolution of 1978/79, which eventually brought to power Ayatollah Khomeini and his circle of conservative, though politically active, clerics, the relationship between Iran and the USA has represented one of the world's most complex and hostile international entanglements.

The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were formed in 1810 after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France.

In the closing days of World War II, scientists working for the U.

The second volume in Dick Taylor's three-volume illustrated history of the evolution of armored maneuver warfare in the British army covers the period of the Second World War, in which the tank came of age and developed into the principal land weapon of decision.

An in-depth history of the time when airpower became the great equalizer, changing military strategy forever and bringing once-safe targets in reach.

Helicopters have been going to sea with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for over 70 years.

Patented in 1898 and produced from 1900, Georg Luger's iconic semi-automatic pistol became synonymous with Germany's armed forces throughout both world wars.

When Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's rigid airship LZ 1 flew over Lake Constance in 1900, it was the most advanced and impressive flying machine in the world: a colossal, lighter-than-air craft capable of controlled flight.

The Royal Hungarian Army was Germany's largest ally on the Eastern Front, but information about the Hungarian Army in English is rare.

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A definitive technical guide to one of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War.

Peter the Great created the Russian navy from nothing, but it soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from Europe.

For every weapons system being developed, the U.

A young Marine recon sniper navigates the harrowing complexities of unconventional warfare in Iraq post-2006.

This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Eastern and New England states that fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

An illustrated history of the F-105's success against MiGs, a relatively little-known aspect of the Vietnam War and a testament to the jet's versatility and the skill of the pilots involved.

The papers in this book present, for the first time, the world of warfare, both defensive and offensive, from the Classical periods to end of the Middle Ages in one collection.

An illustrated history of how the British fighter developed, both single- and two-seaters.

Based on a detailed analysis of archives and high level interviews this book looks at the role of beliefs, culture and identity in the making of British nuclear policy from 1945 through to the present day.

While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbors, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year – between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax.

Three policy actions taken during the Revolutionary War period helped form the military supply and acquisition structure still in place today.

An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century.

Between 1973 and 1989, various Western powers and Libya were entangled in a seemingly never-ending exchange of blows.

A comprehensive overview of the troops involved in the First World War campaigns in Southeastern Europe.

Using maps, contemporary photographs, and new artwork, this book examines the Hellcat and the naval aviators who flew them.

While there are many books on logistics which understand the concept of service and supply, none understand the important role of transportation in synchronizing logistics.

Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World War 2.

The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945.

A theoretical analysis and historical investigation of the Cold War nuclear arms race that challenges the nuclear revolution.

The Battle of France in 1940 involved the first large-scale tank-against-tank battles in history.

This book looks at the F-14's Iranian combat history and includes first hand accounts from the pilots themselves.

Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire - accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin engine - quickly proved itself an effective alternative to piston-powered fighters.

This book uses formal models to explore the conditions under which nuclear agreements are credible.

Throughout the wars undertaken by Frederick the Great, probably his greatest resource was his infantry.

The debate over cyber technology has resulted in new considerations for national security operations.

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.

Noted authority Steven J.

The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, having been involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan.