Weapons and equipment

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships.

A comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century.

A comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century.

Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West.

The first volume of a multi-part study of the Bf 109, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II, covering the A to D variants.

The first volume of a multi-part study of the Bf 109, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II, covering the A to D variants.

Written in the same engaging style of Mark Urban's Fusiliers and Rifles, this is a brilliant study of the Gunners who revolutionised warfare during the course of the Napoleonic Wars despite the opposition of their commander-in-chief.

Written in the same engaging style of Mark Urban's Fusiliers and Rifles, this is a brilliant study of the Gunners who revolutionised warfare during the course of the Napoleonic Wars despite the opposition of their commander-in-chief.

From its origins to its use in combat today, The Little Book of Camouflage tells the history of camouflage in conflict.

From its origins to its use in combat today, The Little Book of Camouflage tells the history of camouflage in conflict.

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career his relationship with and thinking on nuclear weapons.

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career his relationship with and thinking on nuclear weapons.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'.

GRIPPING, MOVING AND INSPIRING: the remarkable life of a world-leading expert in chemical weapons defence.

Longing for the Bomb traces the unusual story of the first atomic city and the emergence of American nuclear culture.

das katana, ein symbol der japanischen kultur und kampfkunst, ist nicht nur ein einfaches schwert, sondern ein spiegelbild der geschichte, philosophie und handwerkskunst japans.

Between 1946 and 1958, the U.

This book is a continuation of the special series devoted to the Swedish Army from the time of Charles XII.

For many years historians of the Cuban missile crisis have concentrated on those thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war.

RAF recruit Neville Cox is trapped in Soviet rocket development, facing espionage and a daring escape from KGB captivity.

Looking at an old-time cannon, most people are sure of just one thing: the shot came out of the front end.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WA PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS - BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARGARET MEDCALF AWARD 2024'I remember seeing a flash, I turned around and heard a roar like a train approaching in a tunnel.

The full story of Britain's nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s has only recently begun to emerge.

War Winners is a fully illustrated description of the impact of science and technology on war from the days of the American Civil War to Vietnam.

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For many, gunpowder is associated with Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up parliament on 5 November 1605.

Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster.

Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Unit HistoryThis second volume follows on from the first in recounting the WWII history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in vivid detail.

In 1932, the so-called annus mirabilis of modern physics, a group of scientists gathered in Copenhagen for a week-long conference on the extraordinary new work that was taking place in laboratories across the world; work that would ultimately lead to the development of nuclear weapons and the ensuing international power struggles.

Before the Bomb, there were simply 'bombs', lower case.

In 1961 the first Armoured Fighting Vehicles appeared in the ever-expanding range of Airfix kits.

While many films have attempted to convey the experience of the Second World War European battlefield, none adequately portray the mayhem and suffering that befell untold thousands of horses, their bodies impacted by bullet, flame and bomb as well as disease, starvation and backbreaking toil in the searing heat of summer and the freezing winds and snows of winter.

No other combatant nation employed motorcycles on the scale produced by the Third Reich.

The 1970s were a decade of great change for Britain's military air arms.

The bayonet was originally developed in the seventeenth century in its early 'plug' form, probably as a hunting ancillary.

In 1904 an eccentric inventor, Noel Pemberton-Billing, took an interest in flying machines.

'We ourselves were almost awestruck, not so much at the power of the Bomb, for this we had expected, but because the Americans had used it with so little notice.

This fascinating in-depth dossier is based on classified wartime reports issued by the US Military Intelligence Services, and examines the main weapon types - pistols, rifles, grenades, machine guns and mortars as well as anti-tank guns and infantry howitzers.

Of all the weapons ever invented, none has the mystique of the sword.

Once described as the worst tank that ever won a war it was built in the States by car factories, railway works and vast purpose-built factories.

The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns.

The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns.

The elliptical shape and mighty roar of the Supermarine Spitfire continues to inspire people all over the world.

Much has been written about the British aircraft of the First World War, but little has surfaced about the aircraft of the Axis powers, Germany and Austria.

Once described as the 'worst tank that ever won the war', the Sherman tank was never going to be the equal of the German heavies in a direct tank-on-tank confrontation.

Introduced into RAF service in December 1959, the English Electric Lightning was and still is one of the most iconic of British fighter aircraft.

The first ex-military jet flew in Britain in the late 1960s, restored by Jet Heritage of Bournemouth.

At the start of the First World War, little thought had been given to how aircraft would play a part in the conflict.

Barnes Wallis was the most famous inventor and designer of the Second World War.

The inside story of one of the most famous of all the 'back rooms' of the Second World War - and of the men and women who worked for it.