Military Science

The F-117 was probably the most secret aircraft ever developed. The Stealth technology upon which the plane was based made it unique in its appearance. With its stark black appearence and wispy configuration, the plane was a strange departure from the...

Historian Alfred W. Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. Humans began throwing rocks in prehistory and then progressed to javelins, atlatls, bows and arrows. We learned to make fire by...

The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLaren's new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheed's groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410108302Author William E FairbairnFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Fredonia Books (NL)Publisher Fredonia Books (NL)Weight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831485Author Peter BunnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Woodfield Publishing LtdPublisher Woodfield Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Colonisation by the European powers has always had its seamier side and the first attempt to settle English people on the North American mainland - by one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite courtiers, Sir Walter Raleigh - was no exception. The hunt for prize...

Originally designed in 1952 as an anti-submarine warfare platform for the U.S. Navy, almost two-thousand Sikorsky H-34s have served on every continent with the armed forces of twenty-five countries - from combat in Algeria, the Dominican Republic,...

In the span of a generation, universal military service, universal military training, selective service, a lottery draft, and an all-volunteer armed force have all been either implemented or contemplated seriously in the United States. Why has the United...

This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of war and peace.Through cross-cultural comparison and dialogue between East and West, this work charts a new trajectory in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845742881Author John BuchanFormat PaperbackPage Count 518Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

Having spent much of its quarter century of military service in the shadows of more glamorous aircraft, the tough, hard-working H-43 helicopter is brought to the forefront in this long overdue account. Recounting the personal experiences of aircrews, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843429524Author Lieut-Col L. J. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 247Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860545088Author Jon C. N. CoulstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint BAR PublishingPublisher BAR PublishingWeight(grams) 1412g

A new multi-volume series covering United States Naval patches from World War II to the present - each volume contains over 1000 patches in full color.About the AuthorMichael Roberts's aviation patch collecting spans the early 1960s to thepresent,...

The United States Air Force is the only Air Force in the world with the ability to project power rapidly, precisely, and globally using strategic bombers. With their global range, large payloads and immediate response capability, Air Combat Command's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786201284524Author Tenney L DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 498Imprint Stanfordpub.comPublisher Stanfordpub.comWeight(grams) 880gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

Covers airfield vehicles, ordnance loading equipment, refueling equipment and a wide variety of apparatus used by the Luftwaffe.Book InformationISBN 9780887404825Author Joachim DresselFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher...

The third edition of Ingrid Detter's authoritative work explores the changing legal context of modern warfare in light of events over the last decade. Ingrid Detter reviews the status of non-State actors, as individuals and groups become more prominent...

This is the story of the most successful pilot training jet ever produced: Northrop T-38 Talon. The history od the aircraft is broken down by the roles it has played in over thirty years of service including development and testing, pilot training,...

In over 270 color photographs, this book is a tour through modern aircraft paint schemes and markings, with its shark's teeth, heavy metal magic, and racy ladies. The reader will journey to: a European Tiger Meet where tiger and jungle cat paint schemes...

The Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology alone the Navaho made possible the Thor, Jupiter and Redstone missiles. It also allowed the construction of the Atlas ICBM's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684433Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Convair B-36 Peacemaker, A Photo Chronicle explores the history of the Strategic Air Command's biggest bomber that helped keep the peace during the early years of the Cold War. The six-engined B-36 - later ten engine - was the first intercontinental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865979123Author David WomersleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 746Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 1025g

This book covers the development of the unique MAUS armored fighting vehicle.Book InformationISBN 9780887401862Author Michael Sawodny BrackerFormat 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 9781476779454Author Daniel FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm...

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Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history of the Crusades, being even better known outside the English-speaking...

Peter Ratcliffe served in the SAS for twenty-five years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in...

A unique insight into the training, skills, organisation and equipment behind the military expertise of the world's most highly-trained soldiers. Recounts many famous operations - including Desert Storm in the Gulf War of 1991 - and reveals how highly...

This is the first major history of the Household Cavalry, which consists of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals - the three oldest and most senior regiments in the British Army. As such they were, and continue today to be the most senior regiments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901501806Author Royal Yachting AssociationFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Royal Yachting AssociationPublisher Royal Yachting...

Established in the early days of aviation, "Flight" and "The Aeroplane" were considered essential reading for all aviation enthusiasts of the period, "Aeroplane Monthly", the latter's successor, is today viewed in a similar vein. All three publications...

HMS Conqueror is Britain's most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked...

On a tour of duty in the Helmand River Valley, the Grenadier Guards faced the toughest challenge of their lives... Carrying out patrols in the most fiercely contested land in Afghanistan the Guards were under fire almost constantly. The summer of 2007...

The landmark expose of incompetent leadership on the Western Front - why the British troops were lions led by donkeys On 26 September 1915, twelve British battalions - a strength of almost 10,000 men - were ordered to attack German positions in France...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781418160371Author Dennis Hart MahanFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan LibraryPublisher Michigan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781418160326Author James Gilchrist BentonFormat HardbackPage Count 612Imprint Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan LibraryPublisher Michigan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781418143602Author John Sanford BarnesFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan LibraryPublisher Michigan...