Weapons 10

Steven A. Pomeroy has authored the first history of the American mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a technology the United States spent four decades and billions of dollars creating ……続きを見る

When the first Harrier strike fighter was introduced by the Royal Air Force in the late 1960s, it was hailed as a technological breakthrough with its speed, vertical, short takeoff and landing capab……続きを見る

Ever since its invention, aviation has embodied the dream of perpetual peace between nations, yet the other side of this is the nightmare of an unprecedented deadly power. A power initially deployed……続きを見る

Focus sur l'une des mesures les moins connues d'Hitler à l'encontre des Juifs Un an avant qu’Adolf Hitler ne prenne le pouvoir en 1933, le ministre de l’Intérieur allemand ordonne que les fichiers d……続きを見る

Le 17 décembre 1950, pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’aviation militaire, deux chasseurs supersoniques s’affrontent en combat tournoyant dans le ciel de Corée. Il s’agit du Mig-15 « Fagot ……続きを見る

This collection of historical writings by martial arts mastersーfrom Miyamoto Musashi to Takuan Sohoーis an essential primer on the history, philosophy, and practice of samurai swordsmanship There i……続きを見る

Master the wooden weapons used in Aikido with this comprehensive martial arts training manual. Although aikido is often thought of as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons was……続きを見る

Drone warfare has raised profound ethical and constitutional questions both in the halls of Congress and among the U.S. public. Not since debates over nuclear warfare has American military strategy ……続きを見る

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * by the author ofThe Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald The "riveting" (National Post) tick-tock account of the largest manmade explosion in history pr……続きを見る

She was the pampered daughter of a wealthy manufacturer, then the bored wife of the man who took over the business, lost in suburbia, drifting through the days until she found politics. Claire Reed ……続きを見る

The true story of Australia's SAS and the soldier who was there from the start. Clint Palmer has spent much of his adult life in the SAS and has fought in this elite military unit as it developed fr……続きを見る

"Morning was always a welcome sight to us. It meant two things. The first was that we were still alive. . . ." In 1967, death was the constant companion of the Marines of Hotel Company, 2/5, as they……続きを見る

In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenominal world-wide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and arch……続きを見る

GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the co……続きを見る

At the height of the race to build an atomic bomb, an indoor tennis court in one of the Midwest’s most affluent residential neighborhoods became a secret Manhattan Project laboratory. Polonium in th……続きを見る

Trust, but Verify uses trustーwith its emotional and predictive aspectsーto explore international relations in the second half of the Cold War, beginning with the late 1960s. The détente of the 1970……続きを見る

Firearms technology dominates the modern day battlefield, but how did the earliest guns affect battles in the Middle Ages? From their earliest incarnations in the 14th Century – which were as much a……続きを見る

Are science and technology independent of one another? Is technology dependent upon science, and if so, how is it dependent? Is science dependent upon technology, and if so how is it dependent? Or, ……続きを見る

Over 180 years have passed since Colt’s first patent for a firearm with a revolving cylinder, and more than 160 years since the founding of Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company. During that ……続きを見る

Matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock and caplock; muzzle-loading and breech-loading; revolving and rifling – the history of muskets and rifles is a fascinating journey through the development of firearm……続きを見る

Matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock and caplock; .44 or 9mm; revolver and automatic – the history of pistols and revolvers is a fascinating journey through the development of hand-held firearms technol……続きを見る

本套叢書知識全面，內容精練，圖文並茂，形象生動，通俗易懂，能夠培養我們的科學興趣和愛好，達到普及科學知識的目的，具有很強的可讀性、啟發性和知識性，是廣大讀者瞭解科技、増長知識、開闊視野、提高素質、啟……続きを見る

In this issue: - Attack against the ‘Stalin Line’, - Karl Nicolussi-Leck, Italian Volunteer in the Waffen-SS, - The “MONTEROSA” Alpine Division of the R.S.I., - Spanish in the Waffen SS, - German pe……続きを見る

This compelling book explores Germany’s campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I, which marked the onset of total war at sea. Noted historian Lawrence Sondhaus shows how the underse……続きを見る

First published in 1913, this book contains a fascinating treatise on Japanese swords, in particular the 'katana', 'wakizashi', and 'tachi'. It includes interesting historical information, detailed ……続きを見る

On 30 March 1972, while peace negotiations had been dragging on for four years in Paris, the North Vietnamese launched a wide scale offensive in order to break the stalemate. At that date, practical……続きを見る

Threats to international peace and security include the proliferation of weapons of mass destructions, rogue nations, and international terrorism. The United States must respond to these challenges ……続きを見る

In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenomenal worldwide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and archi……続きを見る

In the aftermath of 9/11, the potential terror of weapons of mass destruction--from nuclear, biological, and chemical to dirty bombs--preoccupies national security experts. In Chemical Warfare, Fred……続きを見る