Military Science

The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. Schechter attends to a diverse array of things-from spoons to tanks-to show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the...

Essays that explore the growing field of conflict archaeology.Within the last twenty years, the archaeology of conflict has emerged as a valuable sub-discipline within anthropology, contributing greatly to our knowledge and understanding of human...

The brave efforts of the pilots and crew of the RAF during the Second World War are well-known but there was another body of aviators that played a significant role in the conflict the men and women of the civilian airlines. The British Overseas Airways...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912440481Author Dr. Paddy WalkerFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Howgate Publishing LimitedPublisher Howgate Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

This third edition covers the basic analytical developments in naval search and detection theory over the last fifty years. Accessible to anyone with a mathematical background, it covers analytical decision-making, simulation techniques, and models used...

This book develops a new approach in explaining how a nation's Grand Strategy is constituted, how to assess its merits, and how grand strategies may be comparatively evaluated within a broader framework. The volume responds to three key problems...

The Gothaer Waggonfabrik (GWF), originally a German rail vehicle manufacturer, entered the aircraft industry in 1913. The driving force behind this major change in production in this small Thuringian duchy in central Germany was a member of the British...

The Ml Abrams has proved itself to be the finest main battle tank in the World since its introduction into US Army service in 1981. It combines the ultimate balance between firepower, mobility and protection as demonstrated by its superior performance...

Rather than being a conventional regimental history, Fighting Tigers instead picks out fourteen classic actions and campaigns fought by men of the Leicestershire (later Royal Leicestershire) Regiment. These are some of the actions in which the bravery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904349884Author Stuart MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press

For nearly two centuries, On War, by Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz (1780-1831), has been the bible for statesmen and military professionals, strategists, theorists, and historians concerned about armed conflict. The source of the famous aphorism...

The Hawker Hunter was Britain's first swept-wing jet fighter capable of exceeding the speed of sound. It was a simple, rugged design that was easy to maintain in service. Once the limited initial range was improved, it became a versatile combat aircraft...

Revered by some as the ultimate warrior, and condemned by others as ruthless assassins, the combat sniper is more than just a crack shot. These are highly disciplined individuals, calm professionals skilled in marksmanship, reconnaissance and camouflage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626548619Author R P HunnicuttFormat PaperbackPage Count 580Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated...

In this important book, eminent authorities discuss how various nations have sought to integrate their political, economic, and military goals in order to preserve their long-term interests in time of war and peace. Edited and with two chapters written...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626544703Author ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Silver Rock PublishingPublisher Silver Rock PublishingWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831874Author Guy A-R-WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 470gDimensions(mm)...

Covered in this unique volume are: Inflight Simulation Aircraft;VISTA/NF-16D; Variable Stability B-26; NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulator; Gulfstream Shuttle Training Aircraft; ASTRA Hawk; University of Tennessee Navions; P-2 Variable Stability Aircraft;...

No story about one type of aircraft could be more complete than this coverage about the B-57 Canberra. A brief history of its British inception sets the stage for the conversion that took place to American standards for production in the United States...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994168238Author Cameron S WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Edwin H. Lowe PublishingPublisher Edwin H. Lowe PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948803342Author Richard SauderFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789198232554Author Bernhard LustigFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Canfora Grafisk FormPublisher Canfora Grafisk Form

This book is a pictorial history of the F-111, the greatest jet fighter-bomber ever built, and includes 740 color photos covering all models from the F-111A through the F-111K. In addition to a "Roll Call" including histories of each individual aircraft,...

The Republic Aviation Corporation F-84 series, the Thunderjet, Thunderstreak, and Thunderflash was the United States Air Forces' first Post World War II jet fighter. As a somewhat sad result of this, it has been ignored by most aviation historians and...

Over the past decade, new cutting-edge technologies have drastically changed the way radar and electronic warfare systems are implemented. This extensively revised and expanded edition of an Artech House bestseller delivers the most up-to-date overview...

The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice is an original contribution to the general theory of strategy. While heavily indebted to Carl von Clausewitz, Sun-tzu, and the very few other classic authors, this book presents the theory, rather than merely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619491496Author Carl Von ClausewitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Empire BooksPublisher Empire BooksWeight(grams) 853gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm...

In this stunning account of the human impact of a single machine, John Ellis argues that the history of technology and military history are "part and parcel of social history in general." The Social History of the Machine Gun, now with a new foreword by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891417132Author Robert LeonhardFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

This book is an illustrated biography of the legendary Luftwaffe fighter pilot Werner Moelders in more than 480 rare photographs, documents and commentaries. Who was this once much-admired and honored man? Why did the German people show such a great...

This book describes in superb pictures and text the fascinating genre of tilt rotor airplanes. Since the first helicopters flew, attempts have been made to create a link between the mobility of the rotorcraft and the speed of the winged airplane. At...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782665786Author United States ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Military BookshopPublisher Military BookshopWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm)...

This book is the final documentation on the Panzerkampfwagen IV series, the most often-built German tank of World War II and presents the exact chronology of the vehicle's development from 1935-45, plus many hitherto unknown and pioneering test vehicles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839012778Author Peter PadfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 21mm

Andrew Thomson rethinks the history of US imperialism, from the Cold War to today, to reveal how paramilitaries, militias, mercenaries, private armies, and contractors have always been central to US-sponsored insurgencies and US counterinsurgent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831478Author Peter BunnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Woodfield Publishing LtdPublisher Woodfield Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Covers the use and design of the numerous cars used by the Wehrmacht during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887406874Author Reinhard FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 503g

The war on drugs has failed, but consensus in the international drug policy debate on the way forward is missing. Amidst this moment of uncertainty, militarised lenses on the global illicit drug problem continue to neglect the complexity of the causes...

The little known command bunker complex south of Berlin as used by the Germans (WWII) and by the Russians.Book InformationISBN 9780764301643Author Hans George KampeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...