Military Science

Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World War II is a coherent account of the history of radar in the second World War. Although many books have been written on the early days of radar and its role in the war, this book is by far the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809001408Author Richard A GabrielFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hill & WangPublisher Hill & WangWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 141mm *...

The USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB has long been one of the most interesting test sites in the world. This pictorial history covers all of the aircraft shown publicly between 1957 and 1966, with a chapter for each year listing all of the aircraft...

Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tupolev Tu-160 was the Soviet Union's most potent strategic bomber. Several project versions were rejected, and a highly controversial contest involving some of the Soviet Union's top-class aircraft design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912440290Author Rev. Nikki ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Howgate Publishing LimitedPublisher Howgate Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831980Author Leonard Alston-Roberts-WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield Publishing

Germany was one of the leading developers of jet propulsion during the Second World War - in August 1939 the world's first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, took to the air on its maiden flight. This new book examines all of the developments, production...

An SAS soldier explains the battle history of this prestigious military service, while teaching how you can defend yourself in both hand-to-hand and military combat.Seventy years after its inception, the Special Air Service (SAS) is recognized by many as...

Horten brothers biographer David Myhra continues his efforts for a full accounting of the events surrounding the design, construction, and flight testing of the twin turbojet powered all-wing prototype Horten Ho 9 fighter/interceptor and its serial...

This autobiography was originally written in 1946 by eight-victory WWII Fighter Ace, Jack Ilfrey. This new edition has been expanded with many new photographs (many never before published), a special color photo section, and three detailed aircraft...

1930-1940 era Junkers aircraft in its civilian and wartime roles.Book InformationISBN 9780764303913Author Joachim DresselFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

This volume focuses on the influence of America's Second World War aviation development and experience, subsequent aviation technological advances, and world events, in shaping American choices in military aircraft and associated weapons' development...

Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the Gebirgsjager as used on all fronts throughout World War II.Book InformationISBN 9780887407567Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher...

This new, extensively researched volume (volume two in the series) is a comprehensive guide to the history, development, wear, and use of uniforms and equipment during American military advisors involvement in the Vietnam War. Included are insignia,...

This book presents the history of the second largest arms manufacturer in Europe, the Skoda Works, and of those of its heavy guns that were transported in an innovative and unique way - gasoline-electrical trains.Book InformationISBN 9780764302886Author...

The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane, saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer of 1940 and irrevocably changed the course of the Second World War. This new book from Philip Kaplan...

This book describes the procurement, operation and technical aspects of the legendary Messerschmitt Me 109 in Swiss service during and after World War II. The aircraft and its procurement during the 1930s and 1940s are described in detail, as are the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783747917Author William Boone BonvillianFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint Open Book PublishersPublisher Open Book PublishersWeight(grams)...

This book in the series described the technical and tactical development of these light tanks - from the Reichswehr years to the World War II campaigns in Poland, France and Russia.Book InformationISBN 9780764326240Author Walter J. SpielbergerFormat...

Covers the design and multiple uses of the Heinkel He 115.Book InformationISBN 9780887406676Author H.P. DabrowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978465247Author Antoine Henri JominiFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Legacy Books PressPublisher Legacy Books PressWeight(grams) 498gDimensions(mm)...

Among the makers of these unusual aircraft were Focke-Wulf, Flettner and Wiener-Naustadter.Book InformationISBN 9780887402890Author Heinz J. NowarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

The U.S. Army Intelligence and Interrogation Handbook provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the use of interrogators as human intelligence collection agents in support of a commander's intelligence needs. It outlines the...

This new book is a comprehensive history of the wings and squadrons that operated the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Detailed histories are provided for all TAC, USAFE, and PACAF units that flew the aircraft, as well as for Air Force Reserve and Air Guard...

The third volume covering the use of various trucks and cars during WWII by Germany.Book InformationISBN 9780887403095Author Eckhart BartelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632205032Author Philip LineFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

From lowly attendants (samurai literally means 'those who serve') to members one of the world's most powerful military organisations, the samurai underwent a progression of changes to reach a preeminent position in Japanese society and culture. Even...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684419Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604979503Author Susan BryantFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Cambria PressPublisher Cambria PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Covers all of the medium half-tracked prime movers used by German forces during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780764302633Author Reinhard FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

As the Luftwaffe's standard fighter, beginning in 1937 the Bf 109 was produced in large numbers and after the outbreak of the Second World War saw action over every front. With this light, high-performance aircraft Professor Willy Messerschmitt had...

Among the major powers of World War II, the uniforms and equipment of the Japanese army have received the least coverage. This new, detailed volume presents the subject with a superb collection of actual vintage items, and rarely seen World War II era...

The German army of World War II fed their men from field kitch ens like these. The cooks risked danger and adversity to deliver hot meals to the soldiers at the front. Now World War II reenactors have put the field kitchen back to work. This book looks...

The Age of Orion is the first book devoted solely to the development and operational use of the illustrious USN maritime patrol and anti-submarine hunting aircraft the Lockheed P-3 Orion. David Reade details for the first time the complete history and...

This samurai strategy books is the first widely available English translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and tactics.Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789198232516Author Petr DolezalFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Canfora Grafisk FormPublisher Canfora Grafisk FormWeight(grams) 500gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

This classic, definitive series continues with this volume on Czech panzers and armored vehicles in German use from 1920-1945. Spielberger, a leading expert in the field of German military vehicles, presents the wide variety of variants on the 35(t) and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843425618Author The War OfficeFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843423669Author C.Digby PlanckFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd