Weapons

Air raid sirens wail, searchlight beams flash across the sky, and the night is aflame with tracer fire and aerial explosions, as Allied bombers and German anti-aircraft units duel in the thundering darkness. Such "cinematic" scenes, played out with...

This book provides fellow collectors with a detailed reference on the famed World War II Luftwaffe gravity knife (Flieger-Kappmesser). The book dispels many common misconceptions about the gravity knife's origin, purpose, evolution and history while...

Discover the incredible combat machines that have graced the skies, land, and sea of the world's most famous conflicts. A fascinating account of the history and development of dozens of legendary military vehicles -- from the German Tiger tanks of the...

The M16 rifle is one of the world's most famous firearms, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War - and, indeed, as the U.S. military's standard service rifle until only a few years ago. But the story of the M16 in Vietnam is anything but a...

The Napoleonic Wars gripped Europe, and beyond, for over ten years at the beginning of the Nineteenth century. Hundreds of battles were fought between the armies of France (and its allies) and all those powers that wished to see Napoleon Bonaparte...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995513341Author Russell PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Shilka PublishingPublisher Shilka PublishingWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070968Author Roger SalmonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Shown are the various caliber mortars used by the German infantry during World Wars I & II.Book InformationISBN 9780764302640Author Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995513389Author Russell PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Shilka PublishingPublisher Shilka PublishingWeight(grams) 286g

This book is primarily a reference for the most famous revolver manufactured by Eli Whitney, Jr. during the late-1850s and throughout the American Civil War. The Whitney Navy Revolver documents the results of a two-year research project and provides...

The 'nose art' that decorated WW2 aircraft has received considerable attention but the images and slogans that decorated land vehicles has been less widely appreciated. This visually stunning book displays many fine examples (original or faithfully...

On December 16, 1958, a Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile became the first rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB, California. Established from the remnants of a WWII and Korean War training base named Camp Cooke, the USAF selected the location to...

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The weaponry of the Romans was both instrument and reflection of the phenomenal success of the army and state as whole. Changes in form and usage indicate not only technological advances, but the huge number and variety of enemies and fighting techniques...

The weaponry of the Romans was both instrument and reflection of the phenomenal success of the army and state as whole. Changes in form and usage indicate not only technological advances, but the huge number and variety of enemies and fighting techniques...

There is a tendency when dealing with world superpowers to focus on their successes. After all, these are what made them superpowers in the first place. However, reverses and disasters suffered on the way to preeminence are equally significant. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700814Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510709607Author Dr Ian JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 224mm...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857067289Author Colonel Von EhwaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786155583193Author Tom CockleFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

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...

In the early years of World War II the German panzer divisions swept aside all Allied opposition as they swarmed through Poland and France in the Blitzkrieg campaigns. However, during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1941, the advancing...

To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years, the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polishers. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword, but refining and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997673401Author Allison BarrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Arbuthnot & TrevelyanPublisher Arbuthnot & TrevelyanWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm)...

In the thirty years after the Second World War, the British army entered a period of intense technological development. Due to the lack of surviving documentation, this period is almost a second Dark Age. What survives shows the British Army’s struggle...

On May 19, 1945, eleven days after the surrender of Nazi Germany in Europe, a U-boat was escorted into Portsmouth Naval Yard, New Hampshire. News reporters covering the surrender of U-234 were ordered, contrary to all previous and later U-boat surrender...

Over seven centuries the artillery piece has evolved from a status symbol to one of the most deadly weapons wielded by man. Using gunpowder weapons was initially something of a black art, but over the centuries gunnery became a science, a dependable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501166389Author Jim RasenbergerFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm)...

From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857068347Author Major Georg Paul NeumannFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 440g

History forgets. Files are lost and mislaid. But this book seeks to shine a light, offering a collection of cutting edge pieces of historical research detailing some of the most fascinating arms and armament projects from the 1920s to the end of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453538Author War DepartmentFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The liberation of Carentan is not well-known even though it wasn't just an anecdote in the Battle of Normandy. It was in fact the object of ferocious fighting from 9 to 13 June 1944 with two elite units confronting each other: the American paratroopers...

In this engaging book, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425217504Author Kevin DockeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626541672Author R P HunnicuttFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

This comprehensive guide to the appreciation and appraisal of the blades of Japanese swords still offers an English translation of a definitive Japanese text on the subject. Taking the practical historical approach, it discusses each tradition, examining...

One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887404085Author Joachim EngelmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...