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Assured Destruction: Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.

The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends constants, and variables.

Maritime Unmannedrecounts the promising beginning, demoralizing setbacks, and ultimatesuccess ofthe visionaries whochampioned unmannedaircraft systems (UAS)technology forthe U.

The United States has the most expensive and seemingly military forces in the world.

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This book outlines how to reorganize the U.

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A short history and many stories from veterans (including photos).

The C-5 Galaxy is truly an effective military aircraft.

The daring low level mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti has long been considered as one of the most significant missions of World War Il.

War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare.

War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare.

A military study of the 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan-the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.

There are 50,000 out of 1 million sightings every year that are deemed credible by ufology researchers and experts.

A fascinating look at the history and development of the revolver.

The history of the sword, the author writes in his introduction, is the history of humanity.

In addition, it covers cutting-edge tech that will soon be employed by our soldiers: missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not).

From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.

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Military demolitions are the destruction by fire, water, explosive, and mechanical means of areas, structures, facilities, or materials to accomplish a military objective.

This handbook reveals the techniques and tactics that make the U.

The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) has sent U.

Carl von Clausewitzs theories of war have influenced generations of military leaders and policy makers throughout the Western world.

This handbook is perfect for those interested in joining the army as well as for those who merely want to learn how to shoot combat pistols.

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Everyone knows that members of the U.

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Through dramatic incidents tells for the first time the full story of the development of Cold War naval intelligence from the end of WWII to the breakup the Soviet Union in 1991, from both sides, East and West.

Capture the esprit de corps of the Marines in action during the Vietnam War.

The illustrious history of the Third Marine Division is retold in this exceptional volume.

Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts.

Covers the colonial origins of the three infantry regiments that comprise the Blue and Gray Division,"e;"e; the establishment of the Division in 1917, and its current status as a light infantry division in the Maryland National Guard.

Since the end of the Cold War, U.

Written 2500 years ago, The Art of War is the oldest military treatise in the world, a classic study of competition and rivalry that has been utilized by soldiers ever since.

This is the remarkable story of an airplane that became a legend--with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane.

No military service can long remain effective without searching self-criticism and continuous re-examination of its own ideas.

The torpedo was the greatest single game-changer in the history of naval warfare.

This book does for naval anti-aircraft defense what Friedman's Naval Firepower did for surface gunnery - it makes a highly complex but historically crucial subject accessible to the layman.

Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Ward, who spent years investigating his subject, this biography presents a revealing but even-handed portrait of the father of modern rocketry.

Former secretary of defense Leon Panetta once described cyber warfare as “the most serious threat in the twenty-first century,” capable of destroying our entire infrastructure and crippling the nation.

Former secretary of defense Leon Panetta once described cyber warfare as “the most serious threat in the twenty-first century,” capable of destroying our entire infrastructure and crippling the nation.

Although the United States plays a leading role in the development of technology, particularly that used by militaries around the world, the U.

Since the end of the Cold War, U.

In Leigh Armistead's second edited volume on warfare in the Information Age, the authors explore the hype over possibilities versus actuality in their analysis of Information Operations (IO) today.

Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future—a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true.

In Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K.

The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics.