Weapons category: 1025 books
by Roy Irons
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Did Hitler’s use of unproven exotic weapons cost him the war? Were they worth the price? What effect did the V weapons have on Allied plans, morale and supplies? Roy Irons also investigates Hitler’s thirst for revenge following 1918 and his dread when Russian victories and Allied bombing began...
by B. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
The Firearm Encylopedia covers the vast history of weapons up until 1955. It describes a large variety of weapons in great detail, including hundreds of illustrations to give you a better idea of what these weapons looked like and how they operated.
This manual is an excellent source for detailed...
Striking Power
How Cyber, Robots, and Space Weapons Change the Rules for War
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Threats to international peace and security include the proliferation of weapons of mass destructions, rogue nations, and international terrorism. The United States must respond to these challenges to its national security and to world stability by embracing new military technologies such as drones,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE), serving as an authoritative "encyclopedia" of weapons around the world. This is the newest edition revised in 2011. This handbook is one of...
by Logan Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2005
A groundbreaking study of the weaponry used in combat thousands of years ago.
Few accounts of ancient warfare have looked at how the weapons were made and how they were actually used in combat. Logan Thompson's pioneering survey traces the evolution of weapons in Britain across three thousand years,...
by Kevin Dockery
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2007
On the battlefield, a soldier's best friends are his gun and his gear—because his life depends on them. But what will it take to fight and survive on the battlefields of tomorrow? What will those combat arenas consist of, and where will they be? And what will our nation's fighting men and women...
by Karl Grossman
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Weapons in Space examines how the United States is forcing forward—in violation of international treaties—to militarize space. Based on excerpts from U.S. government documents, award-winning investigative journalist Karl Grossman outlines the U.S. military's space doctrine, its similarity with...
Disarming Hitler’s V Weapons
Bomb Disposal, the V1 and V2 rockets
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
"In 1944, the V-1s and V-2s, Hitler's 'vengeance' weapons, were regarded by the British as the single greatest threat of the war. It was the job of the specialist bomb disposal teams to render the V-weapons safe and uncover their secrets. This is their story. In this unique book Chris has investigated...
Hitler's Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Nazis' Plan for Final Victory
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
As the Nazi advance across Europe stalled, Adolf Hitler repeatedly told his military advisers and inner circle that Germany possessed Wunderwaffen - miracle weapons - that would turn the tide and bring the Germans ultimate victory. But was he simply boasting out of desperation, or were the 'miracle...
by Chris McNab
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Our history has been shaped and changed by weapons: the smallest advances in weapons development have helped to build and overthrow empires, changed the course of civilization, driven modern technology, and won wars. For thousands of years, individual pieces of weaponry have come to symbolize struggles...
The Illustrated Directory of Swords & Sabres
A Visual Encyclopedia of Edged Weapons, Including Swords, Sabres, Pikes, Polearms and Lances, with over 550 Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
This is a fully illustrated comprehensive reference guide to edged weapons, from early stone-age flint hand axes to the swords of World War One. This broad-ranging work examines weapons from the swords and spears of ancient Egypt to the pike and thrusting polearms of medieval Europe, and from the slashing...
Pike, Halberd, and Bayonet: Sharp Weapons in Near Modern and Modern Warfare
Knives, Swords, and Bayonets: A World History of Edged Weapon Warfare, #10
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018
The polearms used by pikemen constituted the first stage of a military revolution that would force a change in the tactics of warfare. The pike, a two-handed polearm with a long spear-like tip, originated in the fourteenth century and was carried by infantry soldiers as defense against charging cavalry....
Tools of War
History of Weapons in Medieval Times
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
The Medieval period of history was extremely violent. The quest for wealth and power was driven by the violent society of the European countries. Massive stone castles were built to act as power bases. Lands were subject to invasion leading to wars, battles and siege situations. This was the period...
Tools of War
History of Weapons in Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
A weapon, arm, or armament is any device used with intent to inflict damage or harm to living beings, structures, or systems. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare. In a broader context, weapons may be construed...