Weapons and equipment Books

World War I, also called the World War or the Great War, was a world war that began in Europe on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. November 11 remained known as Armistice Day.All the major powers of the world were involved in this war and...

This book is the third and final volume in the series Viking Sword and Shield Fighting: Beginners Guides. It is a step by step guide on how to fight with Viking era sword and shield. It contains three main sections, examples of the techniques and...

Incredibly, within just 90 minutes after his unwavering announcement to the world (on September 30th, 2013) that the United States may indeed bomb Syria, President Obama inexplicably changed course and was already contemplating calling the whole thing...

The hands of humans split the atom and reshaped the world. Gradually revealing a sublime nightmare that begins with spontaneous nuclear fission in the protozoic and ends with the omnicide of the human race, The Manhattan Project traces the military,...

You have 80 Trillion viruses in your body. You are a living factory of bacteria and viruses and, on some occasions, you can even produce new never before seen types. In fact, viruses made you human by constantly injecting their RNA into your ancestors'...

The author examines the productivity of the Department of Defense's biodefense research program over the course of more than 35 years, coupled with changes in the global research environment since the events of September 11, 2001. Where the deployment of...

Recent books and journal articles published in China provide new insights into nuclear doctrine, operations, training, and the employment of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) strategic rocket forces. The major insights come from exploiting sections of...

This volume explores the enigmatic primary source known as the ancient military manual. In particular, the volume explores the extent to which these diverse texts constitute a genre (sometimes unsatisfactorily classified as 'technical literature'), and...

Ordeal by Sea, first published in 1963, is the moving account of the World War Two-era cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis and her crew. On July 30, 1945, after delivering parts for the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan at the U.S. base at Tinian, the ship was...

At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the U.S. Navy, first published in 1962, is the official Navy history of Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats during World War II. The book opens with a look at PT boat design and construction, naval activities in the Philippines and...

This full color reproduction from the 1942 original war department technical manual presents all the accidents, malfunctions, problems and their causes associated with most WW2 US small arms including, but not limited to: M1 Garand, .45 ACP Pistol,...

The science of ballistics has a long history and starts with one question: How does a projectile move through the air? Even before physicists worked that one out, military engineers had been tinkering with ballistic devices for centuries. The trebuchet...

The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, allowing...

 In the Flames of Discord : Exploring the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip  est un ouvrage exhaustif qui propose une plongée au cœur de l'un des conflits les plus complexes et les plus clairvoyants de notre époque...

"In the Flames of Discord: Exploring the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip" is an exhaustive work that offers a deep dive into the heart of one of the most far-sighted and complex conflicts of our contemporary era. Through a detailed...

"Tra le fiamme della discordia: Esplorando il conflitto tra Israele e Hamas nella Striscia di Gaza" è un'opera esaustiva che offre una profonda immersione nel cuore di uno dei conflitti più lungimiranti e complessi della nostra era contemporanea...

"Countdown to Catastrophe: Imagining a Nuclear Conflict" by Nolan Blackwood delves into the chilling and complex world of nuclear conflict narratives, with a special focus on South Asia. Through an examination of fiction and non-fiction, Blackwood...

After the first two volumes on Italian artillery, devoted to the study and analysis of artillery pieces inherited from the First World War, both domestically produced and sources of wartime prey (typically Austro-Hungarian) following the victory in...

Dopo i primi due volumi sui cannoni italiani, dedicati allo studio e l'analisi dei pezzi d'artiglieria ereditati dal primo conflitto mondiale, sia di produzione nazionale che fonti di preda bellica (tipicamente austro-ungarica) a seguito della vittoria...

Les premières tentatives de modification du climat par les militaires ont commencé il y a plus d'un siècle. Pourtant, le public ignore presque tout de ces pratiques censées être interdites.Alors bienvenue au...

The 17th Battalion arrived in France in April 1918. Its first operations were in support of the French Army in June. It returned to the British Army in August and was very successful at the Battle of Amiens. The Austin Armoured cars were towed in pairs...

Primitive Weapons Miscellany collects seven early papers on primitive weapons like boomerangs, harpoons, slings, and blowguns, taken primarily from anthropological journals. These papers show examples of the weapons, and describe their use in hunting...

Il libro ""Il Cardinale Alberoni e la Repubblica di San Marino: Studi e Ricerche (1886)"" di Carlo Malagola ����� una raccolta di studi e ricerche sul cardinale Giulio Alberoni e la Repubblica di San Marino. Alberoni fu un importante cardinale della...

""I Volontari ed i Bersaglieri Lombardi"" ����� un libro storico scritto da Emilio Dandolo nel 1860. Il libro racconta la storia dei volontari e dei bersaglieri lombardi durante la seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana del 1859. Dandolo descrive le...

""I Dieci Giorni dell'Insurrezione di Brescia nel 1849"" ����� un libro scritto da Cesare Correnti che racconta in dettaglio gli eventi che portarono all'insurrezione di Brescia nel 1849. Il libro si concentra sui dieci giorni di combattimenti tra le...

""I Lutti di Lombardia"" ����� un romanzo storico scritto da Massimo D'Azeglio nel 1848. Il libro narra della rivolta dei lombardi contro il dominio austriaco nel 1848, durante la prima guerra d'indipendenza italiana. La trama segue le vicende di una...

American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms focuses on the arms used from the early exploratory period throughout the colonial period and the American Revolution. Arranged chronologically, it contains definitive...

Chemical Warfare during the Vietnam War documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War, and explores their effectiveness under the wide variety of circumstances in which they were employed. The short, readable account...

A new edition of a classic on Malay weaponry and war, originally published in 1936 in an extremely limited printing now virtually impossible to find. In addition to his work in description and classification of all sorts of Malay weaponry, Gardner spent...

Gas was a very effective way of attacking the enemy without direct contact, and attacks were the thing soldiers in the trenches feared over anything. This manual originally published by the War Office in February 1917, covers topics including the nature...

First published in 1952, this volume is a history of the evolution of an air defense system in the United States from approximately the end of World War II through June 1951. The decision to include in the present work an account of the pioneer air...

Beginning with the Horrell War of 1873 and continuing through Billy the Kid's death at the hands of Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881, the author describes, in detail and with photographs, the actual firearms that were available to the combatants during...

The Bush Administration conducted a review of U.S. nuclear weapons force posture during its first year in office. Although the review sought to adjust U.S. nuclear posture to address changes in the international security environment at the start of the...

Desde la óptica de obispos y sacerdotes dentro del vaticano, esta obra "El Vaticano contra Dios" se confirma los hechos corruptos e inimaginables de la mal llamada "Santa Sede". Un libro que despertará la conciencia de todo católico.

This work examines British thinking about nuclear weapons in the period up to about 1970, looking at the subject through the eyes of the Royal Navy, in the belief that this can offer new insights in this field. The author argues that the Navy was always...

Doing their Bit War work at home, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books...

Der Status der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Nichtkernwaffenstaat und ihre faktische Position in der nuklearen Weltordnung zur Zeit des Ost-West-Konflikts standen in einem Spannungsverhältnis zueinander. Dies zeigt auch die Geschichte der nuklearen...

Repair Parts Scale for the Australian Army Land Rover 110 "Perentie" FFR (Fitted For Radio) vehicle with winch. As a specialised model, the FFR (With Winch) Repair Parts Scale covers equipment and fittings not found on other "Perentie" Land Rover 110...

Repair Parts Scale for the Australian Army ½ Ton No. 5 Tactical Trailer. The No. 5 Trailer Repair Parts Scale covers parts and equipment comprising the No. 5 Trailer. A Repair Parts Scale book is an illustrated catalog of parts for vehicles and trailers...

Chemical processing stands at the heart of numerous industries, from pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, and its significance cannot be overstated. The intricate dance of elements, compounds, and reactions is both a marvel and a challenge. Safety within...