Weapons and equipment Books

This book shows how the Dutch accumulation of great wealth was closely linked to their involvement in warfare. By charting Dutch activity across the globe, it explores Dutch participation in the international arms trade, and in wars both at home and...

Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also...

This handbook, published by the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1910, provides a comprehensive guide to the operation and maintenance of the Gatling gun, an early machine gun invented in the 19th century. The handbook covers the mechanical...

The German Tiger was dramatically more powerful than any other tank when deployed in 1942. Why were the Allies taken by surprise? How did the Germans employ Tigers while preserving their secrets? How did the Allies react? Was the Tiger a monstrous...

Abraham Norton's The Bastard of Regiment objective is to enthrall the readers by giving experiences into the struggles of Macon County men who served in the 39th North Carolina. His fundamental purpose is to make their enthusiasm, patriotism and...

The standard text on development of artillery survey and work on the Western Front. How the observation groups & sound ranging sections came to be formed and fulfilled their purpose; survey posts & their equipment; and experiences of...

An unusual memoir of work at the Woolwich Arsenal from July 1916-January 1917. Above all, shells were the weapons that won the Great War. After the great ‘shell shortage’ scandal of 1915, the Government grasped the need to manufacture...

From 1989 to 1995, a small group of individuals with unique skill sets came together to support air-to-air/air-to-ground weapons testing over the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. Unwilling to maintain the status quo, they came up with...

""Bitwy i potyczki: stoczone przez wojsko polskie w roku 1831"" to ksi���������ka autorstwa Edmunda Calliera, wydana w 1887 roku. Jest to zbi������r opis������w bitew i potyczek, kt������re mia�����y miejsce podczas powstania listopadowego w 1831 roku...

""Camille Desmoulins et Roch Marcandier V1: La Presse R�����volutionnaire (1852)"" est un livre �����crit par Edouard Fleury. Il s'agit d'une biographie de deux journalistes fran�����ais, Camille Desmoulins et Roch Marcandier, qui ont jou����� un...

Dans ce livre, Dartein examine les processus de fabrication des canons et des munitions, avec une attention particulière portée aux fontes de bouches à feu d'artillerie. Il fournit des observations détaillées et des explications sur les différentes...

Ce livre est un traité sur l'artillerie et les armes à feu, qui décrit les différentes armes utilisées à cette époque, ainsi que leur utilisation tactique. L'auteur examine également les moyens employés pour améliorer la performance des armes à feu...

This collection of essays offers a fresh look at the 1970s, the crucial decade when the nuclear non-proliferation regime took shape. Exploring a broad array of newly declassified archival sources from different countries across the globe, and moving...

A volume of specially commissioned papers which draws on the diverse expertise of academic researchers, policy makers and educational practitioners to address the changing patterns of competition and provision, in international higher education. Topics...

Your Gateway to India's Elite Armed ForcesAre you ready to embark on a challenging yet immensely rewarding journey to join India's elite armed forces? Look no further! "SSB Interview: Evolving with DENOVO - Part 1" is your ultimate guide to conquering...

A Tale of Courage and SurvivalLarge Print edition of the WWII memoirs of the late Robert Binzer about his experiences as a combat transport pilot with the 14th Airforce flying the China-Burma-India Hump from 1943 to 1945. His plainspoken tale of flying...

Flies And Fly Fishing For White And Brown Trout, Grayling And Coarse Fish is a book written by Harris St. John Dick in 1873. The book is a comprehensive guide to fly fishing, covering a wide range of topics related to the sport. It includes information...

""Field Service in War"" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Francis James Lippitt in 1869, which provides detailed information on various aspects of military field service during times of war. The book covers a wide range of topics such as marches,...

All the sources categories, epigraphy, literature and archaeology, together with the contributions of contemporary scientific methods form a solid foundation for the purpose of this paper: the study of the military hierarchy in Dacia. The most complex...

I sistemi difensivi di confine e la protezione antiaerea nelle città. Storia conservazione riuso / Border defense system and air raid protection in the cities. History conservation reuseThis book collects the papers presented at the Second...

The present book demonstrates how major advances in the understanding of historic battles can be achieved through the application of the techniques of archaeology alongside those of military history, to exploit these neglected sets of evidence. It also...

""Auszug aus Poniz Taktik der Infanterie und Cavallerie f�����r Offiziere aller Waffen"" ist ein Buch von Leonz Schadler, das im Jahr 1859 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch bezieht sich auf die taktischen Strategien und Techniken der Infanterie und...

""Atrav�����s da Cidade de �����vora: Ou Apontamentos Sobre a Cidade de �����vora e Seus Monumentos"" ����� um livro escrito por Manoel Caetano da C�����mara em 1900. O livro apresenta uma descri����������o completa da cidade de �����vora, localizada no...

Anteckningar Om Nord-Karelska Frikorpsernas Foretag, 1808: Foregangna Af Ett Forsok Till Framstallning Om Dessa Korpsers Uppkomst Och Oden (1865) �����r en bok skriven av K. M. Kivinen. Boken handlar om Nord-Karelska Frikorpsernas f������retag under 1808...

Il libro ""Vittorio Emanuele II e il Piemonte (1860)"" di De La Varenne, Pierre Charles Mathon ����� una biografia del re italiano Vittorio Emanuele II e del suo regno in Piemonte nel 1860. Il libro esplora la vita del re, la sua ascesa al trono e la sua...

Verantwoordelijkheid Van Technici, Voor Ongevallen Gebeurd Ten Gevolge Van Eenigen Misslag, Gepleegd Bij De Uitvoering Van Werken (1888) geschreven door Carel Loth is een boek dat gaat over de verantwoordelijkheid van technici voor ongevallen die...

""Van De Noordkaap Naar Het Kremlin En Alhambra"" is een boek geschreven door Nicolaas Jan Singels in 1892. Het boek beschrijft de reis van de auteur van de Noordkaap in Noorwegen naar het Kremlin in Moskou en het Alhambra in Granada, Spanje. Singels...

""Storia della Rivoluzione Siciliana e delle sue relazioni coi governi italiani e stranieri, 1848-49"" ����� un libro scritto da Giuseppe La Farina nel 1860. Questo testo narra la storia della rivoluzione siciliana del 1848-49, un periodo di agitazione...

""Storia della Guerra d'America, Parti 1-2: Fra Chili, il Peru e la Bolivia"" ����� un libro scritto da Tommaso Caivano nel 1886. Il libro tratta della guerra che ebbe luogo tra il Cile, il Per����� e la Bolivia nella seconda met������ del XIX secolo...

Il libro ""Sommario della Storia della Repubblica di Venezia"" scritto da Agostino Sagredo nel 1887 ����� una dettagliata descrizione della storia della Repubblica di Venezia. Il libro copre un periodo di oltre mille anni, dalla fondazione della...

Il libro ""Saggio Sulla Storia Moderna D'Inghilterra"" scritto da Geronimo Padovani nel 1827, ����� un'analisi dettagliata della storia inglese dal XVI al XVIII secolo. L'autore esamina le principali vicende storiche del periodo, tra cui la Riforma...

Il libro ""Per Le Auguste Nozze Di S. A. R. Vittorio Emanuele Duca Di Savoia Principe Ereditario, Con S. A. I. R. Maria Adelaide (1813)"" di Domenico Capellina ����� una raccolta di poesie e componimenti scritti in occasione del matrimonio tra Vittorio...

Le livre ""Oiseaux Voyageurs Et Poissons De Passage V1 (1875)"" de Berthelot et Sabin est un ouvrage scientifique qui explore les migrations des oiseaux et des poissons. Publi����� en 1875, il est divis����� en deux parties : la premi�����re partie...

Observations Sur L'Influence Des Cometes Sur Les Phenomenes De L'Atmosphere est un livre de T. Forster, publi����� en 1836. Ce livre traite de l'influence des com�����tes sur les ph�����nom�����nes atmosph�����riques. Il explore comment les com�����tes...

Discover the untold story of the most terrifying invention in human history This book explores the history of the Atomic Bomb in World War II and uncovers Robert Oppenheimer's mysterious role as its visionary leader.As...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of gunnery, as they were understood in 1887. It covers the science of projectiles, the properties of different types of artillery, and the use of guns in warfare. Aimed at both military...

Neues Magazin für Befestigungskunst und Artillerie is a technical magazine devoted to the study of fortifications and artillery. In this volume, Colonel Johann Gottfried von Hoyer presents his latest ideas on siege warfare, discussing topics such as the...

As one of the most influential military thinkers of his time, Augustus Henry L.F. Pitt Rivers was uniquely qualified to offer insights on the use of rifles in combat. In this fascinating book, he shares his ideas on how to improve the effectiveness of...

In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO's deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. International media overflowed with images of marches, rallies, and human chains as protesters blockaded depots and agitated for...

After the collapse of the French army in 1940, the U.S. Army quickly moved to develop a doctrine, organization, and weaponry to deal with a large-scale mechanized attack such as the German Blitzkrieg. The result was the development of a "tank destroyer"...

""History of the Epidemic Spasmodic Cholera of Russia"" is a book written by Hawkins and Bisset in 1831. The book provides a detailed account of the cholera epidemic that ravaged Russia during the early 19th century. It describes the origins, causes, and...

""Greece In Her True Light"" is a book written by Eleutherios K. Venizelos, one of Greece's greatest statesmen, in 1916. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of Greece's position in the worldwide war that was raging at the time. Venizelos explains...

The book ""Gettysburg Campaign And Campaigns Of 1864-1865 In Virginia"" was written by Robert Mackey Stribling and published in 1905. This historical account focuses on the military campaigns of the American Civil War, specifically the Gettysburg...