Weapons and equipment

Honorable Mention, Captain Richard Lukaszewicz Memorial Book AwardIn their initial effort to end the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger attempted to lever concessions from Hanoi at the negotiating table with military force and coercive diplomacy.

The first systematic look at the different strategies that states employ in their pursuit of nuclear weaponsMuch of the work on nuclear proliferation has focused on why states pursue nuclear weapons.

A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history.

A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history.

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.

Honorable Mention, Captain Richard Lukaszewicz Memorial Book AwardIn their initial effort to end the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger attempted to lever concessions from Hanoi at the negotiating table with military force and coercive diplomacy.

Common among moths is a mate-finding system in which females emit a pheromone that induces males to fly upwind along the pheromone plume.

This stunning field guide provides a comprehensive resource for identifying and appreciating nearly 500 species of spiders.

This study of the evolving uniforms and personal equipment used by US ground forces in the Korean War features new full-color artwork and previously unpublished photographs.

A fascinating exploration of the feats of the RAF's photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

Explores the extraordinary variation and plasticity found in all areas of spider behaviour including foraging, web building, communication and courtship.

After Hiroshima, published in 2010, forges links between the role of race and US foreign policy in Asia.

After Hiroshima, published in 2010, forges links between the role of race and US foreign policy in Asia.

Critical review of the production and function of insect cuticular hydrocarbons with special emphasis on their role in chemical communication.

Explores the molecular mechanisms, ecological responses and practical applications of insect survival at low temperatures.

This book brings together scattered information on insect conservation, providing a robust foundation for future progress, using examples from around the world.

In-depth coverage of ticks, their pathogens and control measures, written by an international collection of experts.

This book explores the impact of the Chinese invention of gunpowder on the surrounding Asian region.

A detailed review of flea biology and a case study of host-parasite relationships.

A detailed account of mutualisms; a fascinating and growing subject in modern ecology.

An examination of why the United States has not used nuclear weapons since 1945.

This book examines the threats and consequences of bioviolence and strategies to help prevent it.

Originally published in 2007, this comprehensive book provides a clear, theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics and forest insect outbreaks.

This book explores the new powers and inherent dangers of non-lethal weapons.

Examines US foreign policy toward rogue states armed with weapons of mass destruction.

Originally published in 2004, these eight reviews reveal how insects use chemical signals to communicate and interact ecologically.

This short, readable 2004 textbook is designed to introduce students to the biology and techniques of agricultural pest and disease vector control.

This book analyzes the psychological factors that push state leaders to go, or not to go, nuclear.

Beautifully illustrated complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils.

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.

A major reference covering all the major groups of insects and other arthropods that are considered urban pests.

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.

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.

Chemical Warfare Agents, Second Edition has been totally revised since the successful first edition and expanded to about three times the length, with many new chapters and much more in-depth consideration of all the topics.

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.