Military Science

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,...

Photo history of the long-gun versions of Germany's Panzer IV during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780764300943Author Horst ScheibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

This book examines the history of airborne-launched weapons and a number of variations. Each weapon is given a brief devlopmental description and a summary of who has implemented it, and includes cross references to other countries' similar platforms. A...

Although the prime mission of military UAVs has been reconnaissance and surveillance, there is also consideration for mounting weapons on the vehicles. Surprisingly, just about every type of propulsion system has been considered, and they have used both...

The campaign and commemorative medals of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps frame an interesting evolution in our country's military development and willingness to use this power on a worldwide basis. It traces their roots from our own Civil War to assuming...

Originally laid down as one of six giant battle cruisers, the Saratoga survived the 1922 Washington Disarmament Treaty's cutting torch through her conversion to a new and seemingly benign type of vessel-the aircraft carrier. She reported for fduty off...

Covered are the secretive origins and development of German's Panzer troops are recounted in numberous photographs, along with a historical account of the vehicles used by the Panzer troops that would later storm through Europe.Book InformationISBN...

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 9788120725614Author Adnan Khalil PashaFormat HardbackPage Count 163Imprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 382g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894694179Author Stuart Franklin PlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 209Imprint Granville Island PublishingPublisher Granville Island PublishingWeight(grams)...

"The fact is that war comes in many guises and its effects continue to be felt long after peace is proclaimed. This challenges the anthropologists who write of war as participant observers. Participant observation inevitably deals with the here and...

Since the collapse of Communism there has been a dramatic transformation in German Foreign Policy. However, in comparison with its EU and NATO partners, Germany has been reticent to transform its armed forces and defense policy to meet the challenges of...

Far from being a detached theorist, Carl von Clausewitz was as intensely aware of the cultural and intellectual currents of his time as he was engaged in its political and military conflicts. The society in which he lived and the people with whom he...

"Berlin, 12 January 2030 - The crisis worsens. The Chancellor reaches for the telephone. He instructs his anteroom to put through a call to Germany's most important ally in order to discuss the situation and determine a further course of action...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558381544Author Donald AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Primer Publishers,U.S.Publisher American Traveler PressWeight(grams) 70g

Facsimile reprint of the orignial flight handbook for the F-86D and TF-86D.Book InformationISBN 9780887408229Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 1179g

Albatros D-11:: Germany's Legendary World War I FighterBook InformationISBN 9780764315589Author Rudolf HoeflingFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

Tensions between Iran and its Arab neighbors at the Persian Gulf have often been described as one of the challenges to the world peace and security over the past decade. As a result, one of the puzzles of the current international relations has been the...

This book surveys the technology of all the many VTOL vehicles, and provides an overview of the programs and manufacturers. To take off and land vertically is not an easy task - this is the story of how it has happened thus far.Book InformationISBN...

What significance does "ethics" have for the men and women serving in the military forces of nations around the world? What core values and moral principles collectively guide the members of this "military profession?" This book...

The famed German panzers of World War II in profile format including photographs, color schemes, and drawings.About the AuthorAt Schiffer Craft, we celebrate everything handmade. Whether you're a weaver, woodworker, potter, or simply an enthusiast of...

From flying wings to polar explorers, from air racers to air liners, here is the full story of the single-engine airplanes designed and constructed by Jack Northrop during aviation's golden age.Book InformationISBN 9780887405853Author Richard Sanders...

Covers air-to-air and ground-to-air development from WWI to WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887404757Author Heinz J. NowarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 272g

In Germans to the Front , David Large charts the path from Germany's total demilitarization immediately after World War II to the appearance of the Bundeswehr, the West German army, in 1956. The book is the first comprehensive study in English of West...

Finally, a thorough work on the swords worn by German naval officers and non-commissioned officers from 1806-1945. The authors, both experienced collectors, have extensively researched in archives and numerous public and private collections. Thus they...

The Arado Ar 234C was the world's first four turbojet-powered flying machine to be built in series. But it was more than that, and its design and testing raised great hopes among the Nazis. The Ar 234 was nothing less than Adolf Hitler's long awaited...

This book includes the design, testing and use of Opel cars, trucks and special vehicles of the period from 1931 to 1945. The paramilitary reliability trials, the NSKK competitions and the increasing military modifications of the Opel Blitz commercial...

In The Sikorsky HH-52A, noted historian Lennart Lundh presents this diminutive helicopter's story for the first time. Covered are design details, international service, licensed production by Mitsubishi, and the story of the "Seaguard's" use by...

Illustrated study showing the military and civilian off-road capabilites of this German vehicle produced in the 1970s-1980s, including many detail photographs.Book InformationISBN 9780764313097Author Willy QueissnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684426Author Department Of the ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams)...

Kurt Tank's twin-engine, wooden creation, the German "Moskito", is covered in detail in this new volume. Numerous photos and line drawing show the various types, and proposed future developments.Book InformationISBN 9780764309113Author Manfred...

German heavy artillery as used on all fronts and with a variety of sizes and capabilities.Book InformationISBN 9780887407598Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

This new book by Ron Willis and Tom Carmichael chronicles in full color the development of Navy wings, including variations in designation, design and makers from World War I to the present. Also included is a listing of 17,000 naval aviators by name and...

The most versatile German aircraft of WWII is shown in its many uses and on a variety of war fronts.Book InformationISBN 9780887403125Author Joachim SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870032387Author Michael D SwaineFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Carnegie Endowment for International PeacePublisher Brookings Institution

The MiG-29 Fulcrum is acknowledged as the finest lightweight, multi-role fighter ever produced in Russia. It was designed to operate under wartime conditions and fight head-to-head with Western combat aircraft such as the U.S. F-16 Falcon, F/A-18...

This book presents the history of the U.S. military's current issue helmet - the PASGT ("pass-get") Helmet - and provides the most comprehensive look into the research, development, and production of the helmet between 1971 and the present. All aspects...

Coverage of a variety of improvised German self-propelled anti-tank guns on a variety of war fronts.Book InformationISBN 9780764303951Author Horst ScheibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

When first published during World War II, this basic survival at sea manual was presented to Luftwaffe airmen in verse which was heavily colloquial and illustrated by colorful cartoon images. The idea was that the novice flyer could memorize...

Soon after entering the war in April 1917 American propaganda promised that she would `Darken the skies over Europe' by sending over `the Greatest Aerial Armada ever seen'. Encouraged by the French Government America promised to build no less than...