Weapons and equipment

An "e;indispensable"e; guide to the Royal Navy's submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review).

A photographic history of the principal main battle tank of the modern US military.

The author of Boeing 707 Group: A History delivers "e;a stunning study in early French aviation design with a plethora of aircraft"e; (IPMS/USA).

Defense Transportation: Algorithms, Models and Applications for the 21st Century contains papers divided into three general sections according to the title of this text: algorithms, models, and applications.

Archival photos detailing the US Army division's efforts during WWII, featuring accounts of the T-26 Pershing tank and its first use in combat.

This book explores the design and deployment of American airborne tanks from the earliest concepts to their actual use.

This book explores the design and deployment of American airborne tanks from the earliest concepts to their actual use.

A guide that blends the history behind this British World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.

The author of Battle for Paris 1815 examines the uniforms and equipment of the infantry of Napoleon's Imperial Guard.

A guide that blends the history behind this British World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.

An extensively illustrated history covering the artillery weaponry of the United States military from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century.

A guide that blends the history behind the German World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.

"e;From mountain warfare with guns on mules to V2 rockets and everything between makes it well worth a place on anyone's reference shelf.

The author of Battle for Paris 1815 examines the uniforms and equipment of the cavalry of Napoleon's Imperial Guard.

An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until the company closed in 1989.

A richly illustrated guide to modeling the military Land Rover, filled with previously unseen inspirational photographs and drawings.

"e;Lambert was a drafter of no mean skill .

"e;The author and his friends have been able to capture some truly remarkable images of modern military aircraft engaged in this activity - everything from a glider, to the massive and strange A400 Atlas, to Lockheed Martin F-35s.

"e;Comprehensive scholarship and convincing reasoning, enhanced by an excellent translation, place this work on a level with the best of David Glantz"e; (Dennis Showalter, award-winning author of Patton and Rommel).

In 2007 two former U.

Saltire Society "e;History Book of the Year"e; Award winner.

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J.

Includes hundreds of period photos covering all the details of the trucks, vans and trailers vital to maintain the communications of the U.

The M113 has become as much a recognizable part of the US military machine at war as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois and M16 assault rifle.

The authors have created a competent, well-written, and very well-illustrated overview history of an important but lesser-known battle of World War II in the Pacific.

In this second volume detailing the service of the Fw 190, Chris Goss has assembled 190 photographs, many from the archive of the late Dr.

Paris 1940: Die Wehrmacht besetzt die französische Hauptstadt und der deutsche Physiker Wolfgang Gentner wird ans Collège de France beordert, um den Nazis neue Forschungserkenntnisse und Material für die Kernspaltung zu verschaffen.

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

An examination of the political and diplomatic role of American nuclear weapons in conflicts with a non-nuclear China in the Korean War and the Taiwan Strait crises of 1954-1955 and 1958, this study analyzes the American tendency to become involved in confrontations with far weaker powers over issues of very little strategic significance to the United States.

Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez's groundbreaking history of the Six-Day War in 1967 radically changes our understanding of that conflict, casting it as a crucial arena of Cold War intrigue that has shaped the Middle East to this day.

A comprehensive military history reference book exploring all aspects of the artillery used during the Napoleonic Wars.

A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales.

A Vietnam War helicopter pilot shares arresting accounts of flying troops into hot LZs and medevacking the wounded under fire.

Defense against nuclear attackso natural and seemingly so compelling a goalhas provoked debate for at least twenty years.

This book details the evolution of General George Marshall's relationship with the atomic bomb-including the Manhattan Project and the use of atomic weapons on Japan-as it emerged as the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

Hospital Preparation for Bioterror provides an extremely timely guide to improving the readiness of hospitals or healthcare organizations to manage mass casualties as a result of bioterrorism, biological warfare, and natural disasters.

This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the 'second generation' designs armed with triple mountings.

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular.

During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power.

Cultural scholar John Wills takes readers on a cultural tour of Doom Town, USA, designed to be the model 1950s American city and destroyed by an atomic bomb on live television to educate Americans on the need to prepare for possible nuclear warbut also to sell new products in the emerging postwar economic boom.

Cultural scholar John Wills takes readers on a cultural tour of Doom Town, USA, designed to be the model 1950s American city and destroyed by an atomic bomb on live television to educate Americans on the need to prepare for possible nuclear warbut also to sell new products in the emerging postwar economic boom.