Military Science

Field gear and inert weapons and ordnance have long been popular items with militaria collectors. The Vietnam War by its very nature offers an incredible range and variety of these items for the interested collector. The North Vietnamese and their puppet...

Conceived in the waning days of World War II as an escort for the mammoth Convair B-36 bomber, the McDonnell Model 36 "Voodoo" first took to the air in 1948. With advances in turbojet technology, aerial refueling, and miniaturized nuclear weapons, the...

Fifteen years after the fall of communism, we are able to appraise the results of the multi-faceted postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe with authority. This volume specifically addresses the fascinating area of Civil-Military relations...

The collecting of military theater made knives of World War II is one of the fastest growing fields of collecting in America today. These knives are very historical. They were individually handmade by people who wanted to contribute to the war effort, as...

The period of turmoil that preceded and marked the Napoleonic era caused an expansion in the navies of Europe and the United States. Naval tactics were evolving too, as the old system of individual ships and captains was replaced by true navies, governed...

This volume offers an overview of the methodologies of research in the field of military studies. As an institution relying on individuals and resources provided by society, the military has been studied by scholars from a wide range of disciplines:...

Though Bicentennial aircraft schemes and markings, along with many of the aircraft of that period, have all but faded into obscurity, this colorful volume not only preserves their images, but reflects the spirit that prevailed during that historic period...

This book covers all of the various fighter aircraft designed and employed by Russian forces during the years 1920-1941.Book InformationISBN 9780764302947Author Heinz J. NowarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833025142Author John ArquillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 858gDimensions(mm) 227mm * 164mm * 34mm

Covers Ar 234, Do 217, Do 335, Ta 154, He 219, Ju 88, Bf 110 and many others.Book InformationISBN 9780887402005Author Manfred GriehlFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453170Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738459Author Mara E. KarlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843420811Author E.A.H. WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 349Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

In the summer of 1944, as the Second World War drew to a close, an unusual airplane took to the skies over Leipzig-Brandis on its maiden flight. It was the prototype version of the Ju 287 V1, a four-engine jet bomber. With its forward swept wings, the...

During the early days of the Cold War, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet was America's ""big stick"" with more than 1500 operational aircraft available to attack targets withing the Soviet Union, and was the world's first operational swept-wing, multi-jet engine...

A Stanford University Press classic.Book InformationISBN 9780804717229Author Henry D. SmythFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Stanford University PressPublisher Stanford University PressWeight(grams) 399g

This book, by noted SS and helmet scholars Mike Beaver and Kelly Hicks, presents the combat and parade helmets worn by the SS from its earliest days to the end of wartime production. The examples shown are genuine artifacts of the Third Reich, and most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453057Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Beginning with World War II, missiles transformed the art of war. For the first time, cities of warring nations were vulnerable to sudden, unannounced, long-distance attacks. At the same time, rockets made possible one of the great triumphs of the modern...

This book chronicles the story of the A-10, including program history, aircraft paint schemes, all units operating the aircraft and their markings, and selected nose art and ladder door art. Over 100 colorful official and unofficial patches of the units...

From the B-17 Flying Fortress and PBY Catalina, via the F-4 Phantom to the F-15I Thunder, Israeli Air Force 69 Squadron, the Hammers, have always been the long-range, heavy bombing element of Israeli air power. 69 Sqdn. fought in six wars and flew...

This book is the first detailed volume to cover the famous Norden Bombsight (NBS) which was one of the most secret weapons used before and during World War II by the United States in its bomber aircraft. Development of the NBS was started in 1922 by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843420804Author H.M. WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 522Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626542532Author R P HunnicuttFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

Despite the importance of warfare in the collapse of the Roman Empire, there is no modern, comprehensive study available. This book discusses the practice of warfare in Europe, from both Roman and barbarian perspectives, during the late fourth and early...

World War II Troop Type Parachutes is uniquely suited for anyone interested in the history of airborne troops, and is profusely illustrated with unpublished period and contemporary photographs. Collectors, modelers and history researchers will be able to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898758764Author Professor Martin Van CreveldFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

This little known Heinkel fighter design was eventually canceled yet saw service in the Spanish Civil War.Book InformationISBN 9780764303920Author Hans Peter DabrowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer...

The full inside story The full and fascinating inside story of Anglo-American nuclear relations from 1957 to 1962 is told for the first time in this book. This period saw the creation of a close and exclusive relationship of nuclear collaboration...

The full story of the development and early use of the U-2 has never been properly told - until now. This book describes in vivid detail how the high-flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built, and deployed in record time. It explains why the CIA,...

A survey of the development of British military aviation from 1903 to 1914, revealing the consequences of its annexation by the state as a branch of armaments as an underlying cause of aircraft inadequacies on the outbreak of war. A mine of...

Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. Highpower microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.Is this vision of future war...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684969Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The twin-engined Focke-Wulf Fw 187 was a contemporary of the Messerschmitt Bf 110, however production was limited to a handful of prototypes. So far the story of this largely forgotten fighter has been shrouded in darkness. Developed by Professor Kurt...

Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German paratroops as used on all fronts throughout World War II.Book InformationISBN 9780887409646Author EditorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515436287Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 744Imprint Wilder PublicationsPublisher Wilder PublicationsWeight(grams) 1157gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845741600Author J. Gilbert BrowneFormat PaperbackPage Count 93Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

This is the first thorough and in-depth study to cover all aspects of the winter uniforms issued to and used by the ground-based troops of the German Army and Air Force during World War II. This book offers a definite overview, covering all uniform...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982775707Author Grant F SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Institute for ResearchPublisher Institute for ResearchWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm)...

Lo Jung-pang, a renowned professor at the University of California, Davis, completed a 600-page typed manuscript entitled China as a Sea Power, 1127-1368 in 1957, but he died without arranging for the book to be published. Bruce Elleman, who found the...