Military Science

The Department of Defense (DOD) has long relied on contractors to provide the U.S. military with a wide range of goods and services, including weapons, food, uniforms, and operational support. Without contractor support, the United States would be...

This book provides an overview of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. A survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad,...

This book examines the strategic risk posed by a smaller and restructured Army; the "health" of the Army given the impending downsizing; the draw-down and restructuring of the U.S. Army, including the role of the National Guard and Reserves. On...

In approximately 10 years of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, over 283,000 female members have been deployed, over 800 have been wounded and over 130 have died. On numerous occasions women have been recognised for their heroism, two earning...

Britain today is both more secure and more vulnerable than in most of her long history. More secure in the sense that they do not currently face, as they have so often in the past, a conventional threat of attack on their territory by a hostile power...

KC-X is the first of three planned programs intended to recapitalise the Air Force's air refuelling fleet. Eventually, the KC-X program is expected to acquire 179 new, commercial off-the-shelf airliners modified to accomplish air refuelling. The program...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607417637Author Laure PaquetteFormat HardbackPage Count 107Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 232g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600211379Author Wayne D LeBaronFormat HardbackPage Count 90Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 258g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170491347Author Vinod SaighalFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Manas PublicationsPublisher Manas PublicationsDimensions(mm) 200mm * 140mm * 40mm

Soldier repatriation from Afghanistan has impacted debate about the war. This study highlights this impact with particular focus on Britain, Denmark and Germany. All three countries deployed soldiers soon after the 9/11 attacks, yet their role in...

Traditionally few people challenged the distinction between absolute and selective conscientious objection by those being asked to carry out military duties. The former is an objection to fighting all wars - a position generally respected and...

James Hickey proceeds from the premise that throughout history, humans have demonstrated a proclivity for using violence against one another as a means to achieve an end, means enabled, in many respects, by the technologies available at the time...

Since the use of poison gas during the First World War and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of the Second World War, nuclear, biological or chemical (NBC) weapons have registered high on the fears of governments and individuals alike...

During the American Civil War, General Nathan Bedford Forrest stated that in order to win a battle, "you had to get there the firstest with the mostest". Today in military parlance the "C" designation means only one thing-getting there first with the...

Photographs and text offer a thorough account of the German heavy mortars employed during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887403224Author Joachim EngelmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

For twenty-five years, it was the author's job to watch and examine the Soviet Army for a possible conflict, and to understand the Soviet Army's use of its combat experience. In Richard Armstrong's new book, Red Army Legacies: Essays on Forces,...

More than thirty years after their first publication, William T. Larkins's illustrated surveys of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft remain two of the most valuable books about these airplanes ever written. First published in 1959 and 1961, these two volumes...

This book covers the use and development of the Panzer 35(t) armored fighting vehicle.Book InformationISBN 9780887406782Author Horst ScheibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 272g

Phantom in Combat puts you in the cockpit with the missile-age aces as they fight for their lives in the skies of Vietnam and the Middle East. Starting with a brief account of the forging of this deadly weapon, Phantom in Combat moves to the wars,...

All new photo collection of the famed 88mm in its anti-air and tank roles on a variety of war fronts.Book InformationISBN 9780887403606Author Werner MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

This book covers the larger heavy tanks of Russia, the Kv-I and Kv-II.Book InformationISBN 9780887404047Author Horst ScheibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

This book covers the primary armored fighting vehicle of the Panzer-Grenadiers, the Schutzenpanzerwagen.Book InformationISBN 9780887404023Author Horst ScheibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

From the Wright Brothers' famous "Wright Flyer" in 1903, to the "Concorde" in 1969 this book emphasizes the great strides made in aircraft construction in the sixty-six years between these two famous designs. Presented in chronological order are...

Covers the use and design of the Puma and other German reconnaissance vehicles.Book InformationISBN 9780887406805Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

This is an extremely interesting book with a strong argument overall...It is extremely readable, makes anthropological analysis accessible and does not over-exoticize the topic. Most admirably, the author keeps a tight focus on cross-cultural analysis.....

Since 9/11 ideas of security have focused in part on the development of ungovernable spaces. Important debates are now being had over the nature, impacts, and outcomes of the numerous policy statements made by northern governments, NGOs, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833053091Author Robert S. TrippFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint RANDPublisher RAND

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833034304Author John AusinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 172g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833042002Author Peter SchirmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833034281Author John AusinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 158g

Built upon a solid foundation of sources, memoirs, and interviews, this study sheds new light on China's efforts in the Vietnam War. Utilizing secondary works in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Western languages, and the author's own familiarity as a former...

For many years the designs found on engraved handguns has been found quite interesting. This book identifies the motifs employed, and determines engraving characteristics of various arms producing companies. To accomplish this, examples of .22 calibre...

Relying on scores of primary source documents, U.S. Army Aviation Color Schemes and Markings, 1942-to the Present focuses exclusively on how Army Aviation's aircraft have been painted and marked during nearly sixty years of service. Official changes in...

Range Unlimited covers the developmental history of aerial refueling, including the United States and other countries, as well as modern advancements and technologies. Also covered are the current aerial refueling model types and configurations used in...

The medium PKW of the German Wehrmacht is described in both photographs and text.Book InformationISBN 9780764305702Author Hans-Georg Mayer-SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

Provides a detailed account of the use and the design of the German heavy 24 cm cannon.Book InformationISBN 9780764305696Author Wolfgang FleischerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

A must for the World War II fighter buff, this book is a fascinating look into the minds of U.S. and British engineers, company and NACA test pilots, and Army and Navy/Marine Corps combat pilots, and presents their late 1944 views of then-current and...

U.S. Chemical & Biological Defense Respirators: An Illustrated History is a historical overview of United States military and civilian defense respirator developments spanning the period from the beginnings of CBW respiratory protection in the First...

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,...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches in full color. This new volume covers: Activities, Bases, Centers, Commands, Communications, Cruises,...