Military Science

A sweeping yet concise account of history's empires that managed to maintain dominance for long stretches. What should the United States do with its power? What goals should it have, and how should it pursue them? Ultimately, what do Americans want...

The fifth book in the bestselling Artech House EW 100 series explores electronic warfare (EW) in space. Practical problems - including intercept and jamming of hostile signals transmitted from the Earth's surface and the vulnerability of satellite links...

Located at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, the School of the Americas (soa) is a U.S. Army center that has trained more than sixty thousand soldiers and police, mostly from Latin America, in counterinsurgency and combat-related skills since it was...

Even today Wilhelm Canaris is the principal mystery man of the Nazi regime - a man that historians cannot easily classify; a man who rarely showed his hand, who talked little and preferred to listen. Few who knew him ever understood his intentions or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984061433Author General James F AmosFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Signalman PublishingPublisher Signalman PublishingWeight(grams) 567g

As the People's Republic's seemingly inexorable rise to economic and military power con-tinues, never has the need for a better grasp of Chinese strategic thought by the West been more acute. In Deciphering Sun Tzu, Derek Yuen seeks to reclaim for the...

During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of EastDWest hostilities, however, brought 'critical' perspectives to the fore as scholars sought to explain the...

Foreword by Admiral Lord West of Spithead Few people, even in the Navy, are even aware of this dreadful incident [the loss of submarine HMS Truculent in the Thames] and certainly not the details of human error that led to this huge loss of life. The...

Motorcycles entered military service in World War I, replacing the mounted despatch rider and mechanizing machine-gun and stretcher units. The conflict brought an enormous upsurge in the use of motorcycles in Europe and America. This comprehensive new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684549Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

War is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions. War and Society addresses...

In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out...

War at the Speed of Light explores the ever-increasing and revolutionary role of directed-energy weapons in warfare, including laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and cyberspace weapons. In addition, this book delineates the threat that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955594045Author Lee ArcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Lee ArcherPublisher Panzerwrecks LimitedDimensions(mm) 210mm * 280mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101971215Author Hampton SidesFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

This classic, definitive series continues with this volume on German halftracked vehicles from 1909-1945. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of German military vehicles, presents the wide variety of halftracked types and their wide range of uses...

Along with numerous photographs of the bunkers in use and their structures, this book also offers schematics of the layout of some of the larger U-boat bunkers to be constructed by Germany. Covered are the bunkers of St. Nazaire, Brest, Bordeaux,...

From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book...

Strategy and Defence Planning: Meeting the Challenge of Uncertainty explores and examines why and how security communities prepare purposefully for their future defence. The author explains that defence planning is the product of interplay among...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955060168Author Kenneth James Stuart BallantyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Laundry Cottage BooksPublisher Laundry Cottage Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789872330Author Edward J RuppeltFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Pantianos ClassicsPublisher Pantianos ClassicsWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm)...

In the late 1950s, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, already an established fighter maker, started work on a successor to its Su-9 and Su-11 single-engined interceptors for the national Air Defence Force. Similar to its predecessors, the new aircraft designated...

No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging...

Unmanned combat air vehicles, or in common parlance 'drones', have become a prominent instrument in US efforts to counter an objective (and subjective) cross-border terrorist threat with lethal force. As a result, critical questions abound on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512411720Author Rob IvesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hungry Tomato (R)Publisher Hungry Tomato (R)Weight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 171mm *...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches in full color. This new volume covers: Activities, Bases, Centers, Commands, Communications, Cruises,...

Foreword by Admiral Lord West Whilst living in Liverpool, Britain's second most heavily bombed city during World War II, the author experienced at first-hand the terrible effects of the war on the civilian population and when studying at Cambridge he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486254340Author Charles Hugh StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The first full history of US nuclear secrecy, from its origins in the late 1930s to our post-Cold War present. The American atomic bomb was born in secrecy. From the moment scientists first conceived of its possibility to the bombings of Hiroshima and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789198232561Author James KinnearFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Canfora Grafisk FormPublisher Canfora Grafisk Form

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877735373Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768163097Author Brian DydeFormat PaperbackPage Count 293Imprint Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) LtdPublisher Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873203583Author Ken RosamFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 450gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802143631Author Hew StrachanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

The jet powered "Volksjager" actually saw combat during the late war months.Book InformationISBN 9780887404788Author Heinz J. NowarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908487728Author War OfficeFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint FireStep PressPublisher FireStep PublishingDimensions(mm) 195mm * 125mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788198829511Author Niccolo MachiavelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Vitasta Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917349598Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Ashridge PublishingPublisher Ashridge Publishing

Step into the cockpit of the legendary Supermarine Spitfire and discover what it really takes to fly Britain’s most iconic fighter.  First flown in March 1936 and operated decisively throughout the Second World War and beyond, the Spitfire is considered...

This book presents pieces of evidence, which - taken together - lead to an argument that goes against the grain of the established Cold War narrative. The argument is that a "long detente" existed between East and West from the 1950s to the 1980s, that...