Military Science

On the morning of December 12, 1862, the Union gunboat Cairo, nosing her way up the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, triggered two Confederate demijohn mines. Within minutes the 512-ton ironclad had sunk six fathoms to the muddy bottom with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692774397Author Braden R AllenbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Consortium for Science, Policy, & OutcomesPublisher Consortium for Science, Policy,...

German light artillery as used on all fronts and with a variety of sizes and capabilities.Book InformationISBN 9780887407604Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer MilitaryPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

The limitations of America's land forces remain a fundamental constraint on U.S. military strategy. The cutbacks of the Clinton years and the Bush administration's failure to foresee the need for larger ground forces in the wake of 9/11 have undercut...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615535678Author Critical National InfrastructuresFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Prepperpress.comPublisher Prepperpress.comWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788186019207Author Jasjit SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Institute for Defence Studies & AnalysisPublisher Institute for Defence Studies &...

Covered are the radio and wire controlled vehicles as used by the Wehrmacht in 1943-1945. These vehicles were used for mine clearance, explosive charge carriers, and other uses.Book InformationISBN 9780764301858Author Markus JaugitzFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197657553Author Daniel MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University Press

In most years, the Department of Defense (DoD) provides a five-year plan, called the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), associated with the budget that it submits to Congress. Because decisions made in the near term can have consequences for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620819272Author Rad E JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 99Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 174g

The State Partnership Program (SPP) is a Department of Defense security cooperation program run by the National Guard. It also serves as a mechanism for training National Guard personnel. Since the program began in 1992, it has expanded to the point...

The long-term strategic success in counterinsurgency operations, such as Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, involves separating enemy combatants from innocent civilians in the general population. U.S. military forces in Afghanistan are using...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606923542Author Defense, Security & StrategyFormat PaperbackPage Count 121Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers...

Although challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan have certainly brought the importance of language and cultural competency to the fore, the lack of service member proficiency in critically-needed foreign languages is not a new problem. This book identifies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600211492Author Ronald O'RourkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 179g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560726210Author Wilfred A HerrmannFormat HardbackPage Count 345Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 620g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865979116Author David WomersleyFormat HardbackPage Count 746Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 1172g

Cold War Cornhuskers relates the day-by-day, month-by-month history of the 307th Bomb Wing at Lincoln Air Force Base during the hectic days of the Cold War. For the first time, the inside story of a Strategic Air Command bomb wing is brought to the...

This three volume set on Imperial German swords, daggers, and bayonets is a follow-up to the author's successful and highly acclaimed four-volume series on World War II German (2005), and his equally heralded three-volume series on World War II German...

Professor Thomas relates security policy to the country's economy and technological capacity, discusses the capabilities of each of the armed services, and considers the issue of arms importation vs. indigenous production. He also explores the prospects...

This is the ultimate reference to military headgear that appears today on the collector's market, from the Comb Morion to the Picklehaube, and from the Closed helmet to the Bicorne hat with particular reference to rare Napoleonic headgear. Collectors,...

The last of O'Connor's series covering the air awards and pilots of Imperial Germany. The eight German states appear first in alphabetical order. Among the 43 biographies included in this volume are: Althaus, BAhme, von Cassel, Dornheim, FlArke,...

A detailed pictorial review of U.S. Navy airplanes from the end of World War I to the present day. All mission types are covered, including fighters, scout dive and torpedo bombers, patrol planes, utility planes, and trainers. Many variants of basic...

This book provides a pictorial overview of the progress of American military airplane design from approximately the end of World War I to the present time. It covers all types including attack, pursuit or fighter, cargo, trainer, and other models via a...

This reprint of the 14th (King's) Hussars unit history was first published in 1901 and appears here in a new quality edition. The 14th (King's) Hussars, originally formed in 1715 as Dromer's Dragoons and later as the King's Light Dragoons, was one of the...

In this second installment in the Warfighters series, author/photographers Rich Llinares and Chuck Lloyd provide an in-depth look at the United States Marine Corps aviation organization and its specialized training unit the Marine Weapons and Tactics...

This is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject.Book InformationISBN 9780764301902Author Stephen HardingFormat...

This book comprises four manuals compiled from official sources during World War II Manuals such as those in this book, were distributed widely through the fleet and used constantly as a standard reference. The Office of Naval Intelligence published a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833042194Author Paul K. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 258g

This volume contributes to the comparative study of military conscription. Issues discussed include: a conceptual clarification of conscription as distinguished from volunteerism and militia service; the emergence of the citizen soldier model; patterns...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606924419Author Eduardo B GormanFormat HardbackPage Count 191Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 374g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621006947Author Brandon CarmichaelFormat PaperbackImprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 144g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612095929Author Tor G JakobsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 311Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 606g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631175428Author Erik RudaskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 121Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611220087Author Anthony D EanuzziFormat PaperbackPage Count 145Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 250g

This book is an overview of the assessment of the reserve component of the U.S. military and its recommended changes to ensure that the National Guard and other reserve components are organised, trained, equipped, compensated and supported to best meet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607416937Author Peter R J TrimFormat HardbackPage Count 269Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 644g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833016157Author Eugene B. RumerFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 5mm

Media representations and practices that have emerged out of contemporary wars have been well documented by a wide array of books and articles. These treatments, however, have been less attentive to how cultural constructions of military personnel and...

The unexpected end of the protracted conflict has been a sobering experience for scholars. No theory had anticipated how the Cold War would be terminated, and none should also be relied upon to explicate its legacy. But instead of relying on preconceived...