Nuclear Warfare category: 350 books

This unique book examines a number of common myths and misconceptions about the effectiveness of airpower. Contents include: Chapter 1 - Between the world wars, even though the US Army Air Corps received more than its fair share of funds from the Army, it continued to complain, agitate, and...

The China-Soviet split (1960–1989) was the worsening of political and ideological relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the Cold War. In the 1960s, China and the Soviet Union were the two largest Communist states in the world....

A RAF pilot’s view of the Cold War, which conveys the excitement, danger and comedy of flying during that momentous historic period. Crafted to satisfy all aviation enthusiasts, novice and professional alike The Cold War is the hot topic of the moment. This book covers 28 years of patrolling the...

**Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le projet Manhattan en moins d'une heure ! ** Alors que la menace nazie s'étend sur l'Europe, le projet Manhattan, programme ultra secret mis sur pied par le président des États-Unis Franklin D. Roosevelt à partir de l'été 1942, a pour...

This title looks at Napoleon's Middle and Young Guard infantry. The seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly-raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use...

This is the first comprehensive account in English of the development and operation of one of Russia’s lesser known post-war jet fighters. Only ever operated over the former Soviet Union’s vast northern territory by an elite group of Soviet Air Force aircrew, it was little known even to most Russian...

The process to deliver a combat aircraft from concept to service is measured in decades. Described as a weapon system, designs such as the Eurofighter Typhoon are intricate jigsaws of new techniques and emerging technologies. By the time a new weapons system reaches the frontline, it will have been...

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversay of Britain’s first successful thermonuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the tale of ten young men brought together through National Service in the Royal Navy and taking part in Britain’s top secret tests near Christmas...

The Air Force Handbook, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, is a comprehensive reference sourcebook about the systems and equipment of the USAF: airplanes, war planes, fighter jets, bombers, cargo aircraft, helicopters, weapons, bombs, missiles, munitions, rockets, satellites,...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain advantage. Greater technological complexity, however, creates greater uncertainty—due not only to technical problems but...

Star Peace (originally published in 1986) is a novel by Ben Bova, the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Army Technical Manual TM 5-857-3 This obscure and unusual 1961 manual details how the U.S. military goes about planning/constructing underground installations and bases. Chock-full of intricate details on design criteria, costing, construction methods and various special features like multiple portals,...

Lavishly illustrated with period photography providing a pictorial history of Britain’s Cold War bombers Exclusive first-hand accounts from pilots and aircrew provide a unique insight into flying and fighting in aircraft designed to take the fight to the Soviet Union 193 mono and 66 colour photographs...