Weapons and equipment

It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb--it was engineers, chemists and young physicists in their twenties, many not yet having earned a degree.

A fully illustrated study of the colourful regiments raised for France's late 19th-century colonial wars in Africa and Vietnam.

While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated.

The first monoplane aircraft ordered by the US Navy for carrier operations, the Douglas TBD Devastator was designed to fulfil a requirement for a new torpedo bomber.

For centuries, ships' commanders kept journals that recorded their missions.

For centuries arsenic’s image as a poison has been inextricably tied to images of foul play.

Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting.

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

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War.

While sharing some weapons systems with the other US Forces, the Marine Corps has developed its own distinctive approach to matters of dress, personal equipment and armament.

An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.

A detailed study of one of the US's most famous post-war aircraft, the F-4 Phantom, which saw service in three branches of the US military during the Vietnam War.

A fully illustrated study pitting together the superb Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen, the world's finest carrier fighter in 1942, and the heavyweight F6F Hellcat.

During the 1930s in the Soviet Union a remarkable range of auxiliary armoured vehicles were produced for the Red Army which have rarely had the attention they deserve, and Alexey Tarasov's photographic history is the ideal guide to them.

Fully illustrated, this absorbing study explores the evolving sniping technology and tactics employed by both sides in Asia and the Pacific during 1941 45.

Introduced to the British Army in 1983, Challenger Main Battle Tanks have served operationally in the Balkans and both Gulf Wars, where their firepower, protection and shock action were instrumental to the success of British forces.

Uncover the tactics, training and technology that decided the battle between two of the most famous fighters of World War II.

During the 1980s, popular fear of World War III spurred moviemakers to produce dozens of nuclear threat films.

While the Allies largely relied on mass production to help them win World War II, Germany put a great deal of their limited resources into new technologies and wonder weapons.

Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies.

The T43 design represented the pinnacle of U.

A compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile Soviet river gunboats which took on the Germans during World War II.

On September 1, 1910, France became the last great naval power to lay down a dreadnought battleship, the Courbet.

A fully illustrated study of the Wehrmacht's French volunteer units and their actions on the Eastern Front and in North Africa during World War II.

Between the two World Wars, the US contributed significantly to the development of the tank, a weapon invented by the British and the French seeking a way to break through the lines of German trenches.

Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences.

By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I.

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945.

A detailed account of the suppression of North Vietnam's surface-to-air missile defences during the Vietnam War, initiating a totally new concept of air war.

With the publication of their previous book on the battleships of the Littorio class, the authors set new standards for the detailed coverage and sophisticated analysis of Italian warship design.

The Spanish Civil War, 1936 39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J.

Designed to combine the bombing capability of the B-26 Marauder with the versatility of the ground-attack A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader would become the USAAF's attack bomber par excellence.

This amazing work relates the experiences of Justin Taylor who served as the Signals Officer for the South African Defense Force's infamous 32 Battalion - the 'Terrible Ones'!

The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in the Great War were unique among the combatant nations.

"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.

Leading scholars analyse key dilemmas in the application of sanctions and inducements on states that violate international non-proliferation commitments.

This is the first book to examine Thomas Holcomb s crucial role as commandant of the U.

Discover the key themes and big ideas behind the major events and milestones in the history of warfare from the dawn of civilization to the 21st century.

This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer IV throughout World War II, where it saw service on the front line from Poland in 1939 through to the very last days of the Third Reich in Berlin in 1945.

Of the RAF's trio of four-engined heavy bombers in World War 2, the mighty Short Stirling was the first to enter service in August 1940.

Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for close-quarter fighting.

Several factors delayed and greatly hampered the development of an Italian medium tank during World War II.

Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II.

The M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage was developed for the US Army's Tank Destroyer Command.

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen U.

This fully illustrated WWII history presents an in-depth look at the Nazi war machine's most fearsome armored vehicles.

Unlike the relative uniformity of conventional warfare, the peculiarities of small wars prevent a clear definition of rules and roles for military forces to follow.

Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter from the autumn of 1944.

Technical artist and military historian George Bradford has been producing detailed drawings of armored fighting vehicles for over thirty years.