Weapons category: 1025 books
by Mike Loades
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Years' War. The longbow was the weapon at the heart of the English military ascendancy in the century after 1340. Capable of subjecting the enemy to a hail of...
by Marsh Gelbart
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Over the last two decades, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has introduced a variety of new AFVs. Old models such as the M48 and M60 have been improved beyond recognition, in the form of the Magach 7. The performance of Israel's indigenous Merkava tank has been similarly enhanced with new variants and...
by Terrence Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Most people asked to name one British Second World War airplane would say the Spitfire. Yet the Hawker Hurricane flew in greater numbers, in more variants and in more theaters than the redoubtable Spitfire.
Adrian Stewart has researched the evolution of the Hurricane from its 1935 maiden flight...
Gun Trader's Guide to Collectible Knives
A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Reference with Current Market Values
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
The Gun Trader’s Guide is the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts, and now is extending their influence to collectible knives. Focusing mainly on old and out of production knives, the Gun Trader’s Guide to Collectible Knives is the ideal gift for...
Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives
A Complete Guide to Fixed and Folding Blade Knives for Hunting, Survival, Personal Defense, and Everyday Carry
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Ideal for fans of buck knives, razor blade knives, elephant knives, and other knives
One of many reputable Shooter’s Bible books
Thorough resource for all of the listings and current trends in the knife market, including new manufacturers and metals
The Shooter’s Bible Guide to Knives contains...
by Dr Stephen Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th century, was a period of endemic warfare, when a lack of...
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
First published in 1913, this book contains a fascinating treatise on Japanese swords, in particular the 'katana', 'wakizashi', and 'tachi'. It includes interesting historical information, detailed descriptions, a discussion of notable sword smiths and warriors, details on manufacture, and much more....
Sharpshooting
For Sport and War
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2017
A British classic Written in 1900, by renown british gunmaker W.W. Greener, this classic text on shooting sports and technique is a must read for any marksmanship enthusiast. His foresight on the eve of the First Great War in seeing the need for a larger percentage of the populace to know the...
The Greased Cartridge
The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
In most accounts of the revolt, the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket, which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate...
by David Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
The Sherman Crab Flail tank was the powerful culmination of a series of mine-clearing flail tanks developed during World War II. Here, David Fletcher recounts how the Sherman Crabs were among the first tanks ashore on D-Day and as the war progressed they were in constant demand both for formal attacks...
Panzer I & II
Blueprint for Blitzkrieg 1933–1941
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
The Panzer I and II played a significant part in the blitzkrieg campaigns that brought Germany such extraordinary success in the early years of the Second World War, and this highly illustrated volume in the TankCraft series is the ideal introduction to them.
The Treaty of Versailles forbade...
M2/M3
American Half-tracks of the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Among the most successful armored vehicles produced by American industry – known as the Arsenal of Democracy – during the Second World War were the M2 and M3 half-tracks. They served on every battlefront and were as recognizable as other famous American wartime vehicles like the Sherman and the...
T-34
Russia's Armoured Spearhead
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Von Kleist, one of Hitler’s best panzer leaders, described the T-34 as ‘The finest tank in the world’. There could have been no finer accolade from a commander whose panzer divisions experienced the full fury of its devastating attacks on the Eastern Front. Without doubt, the T-34 was one of...
World War 2 History: True Stories of the Wehrmacht War Crimes and Atrocities
World War 2 History, #1
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2018
The Second World War was, no doubt, one of the worst experiences mankind has ever faced. From torture to rape to murder, crimes against innocents were innumerous – Adolf Hitler, a diminutive man with the oratorical skills of a genius took advantage of a sensitive situation in the aftermath of Germany's...