Military Science category: 4493 books

The Israel Defense Forces have gained much experience against hybrid opponents--Hezbollah and Hamas--in recent conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza. The lessons from these experiences are relevant to understanding the capabilities the U.S. Army and the joint force will require in the future. Principal findings...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service and Unit Operations Field Manual (FM 9-15) covers explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) services and unit operations. In the preface, it states: "This FM prescribes...

This volume shows us that in order to deal with today’s Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new ‘global networked’ approach. The contributors examine the various attempts that have been made to counter...

Army Community Service (ACS) has developed a handbook to assist young spouses with building their knowledge base and to assist them with acclimating to the military lifestyle. The handbook covers a myriad of topics from obtaining their ID card to how to deal with deployments to advice on PCSing and everything in between.

Throughout history, military leaders have recognized the importance of reconnaissance and surveillance. Gaining and maintaining contact with the enemy is essential to win the battle, and U.S. military history contains many examples where our knowledge of the enemy, or lack of knowledge, directly led...

This is one of a series of systems engineering case studies prepared by the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering. This case study analyzes the Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) is an integrated air command and control (C2) system that performs standardized, secure, automated air battle...

Part of our value-added professional format series, the Tactical Satellite Communications Field Manual (FM 24-11) deals with military satellite communications. This FM has been converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In the preface, it states: "This manual is a...

This regulation, Army Regulation AR 614-200 Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management January 2019, prescribes the reporting, selection, assignment, and utilization of Regular Army (RA) enlisted personnel. It provides general assignment policies and responsibilities for managing the enlisted...

A penetrating look inside an armored cavalry regiment -- the technology, the strategies, and the people . . . profiled by Tom Clancy. His first non-fiction book, Submarine, captured the reality of life aboard a nuclear warship. Now, the #1 bestselling author of Clear and Present Danger and...

Out of a nuclear-induced EMP, America is shaken as all three of our country's main power grids are destroyed. Trucks, cars, buses, and even trains roll to a permanent halt. Streets and highways appeared as desolate as auto junkyards and major cities became mausoleums of the millions who died from...

This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of anti-tank warfare on the Eastern Front. Both armoured and infantry based operations are considered.

This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range...

The jeep was the most famous military vehicle of World War II, and its name has become synonymous with a whole class of military and civilian all-terrain vehicles. The jeep originated in a prewar US Army requirement for a simple, inexpensive, and robust vehicle for basic utility chores. Its simple...

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. Information operations (IO), in which time zones are as important as national boundaries,...

The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver highly accurate rifle fire against targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the regular rifleman because of range, size, location, fleeting nature, or visibility. This e-book provides information needed to become...