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This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria – their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan……続きを見る

This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces. Featuring full-color artwork and carefully chosen photographs, th……続きを見る

For the first time ever, compare the British and German World War II big guns duelling with each other and harrying shipping in the Channel. One of the longest-running battles of World War II took p……続きを見る

Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day. The first attempts at developing a man……続きを見る

This book offers the first non-official history of French nuclear policies which goes beyond the divide between nuclear weapons and nuclear energy policies. It addresses the sizing of France’s nucle……続きを見る

In Victor Hugos epischer Erzählung 'Die Elenden' werden die Leser in das Paris des 19. Jahrhunderts eingeführt, wo die Geschichte von Jean Valjean und seinem Leben im Schatten seiner Vergangenheit d……続きを見る

从意大利南部鹅卵石铺就的街道到第一次世界大战的战壕，这本书深入探讨了意大利刀术丰富且有时残酷的历史。它为读者提供了这种致命但优雅武术的全面理解，这种武术植根于历史、社会环境和传统。 书籍首先详细介绍……続きを見る

A former U.S. Army intelligence and special ops soldier gives a look inside some of the nation’s most secretive military operations. For nearly a decade, Brett Velicovich was at the center of Americ……続きを見る

Archery in Medieval England is an account of how archery developed amongst ordinary people in England and Wales after the Norman Conquest. In the 300 years after that traumatic event, Englishmen bec……続きを見る

Navigando attraverso le intricate pagine di "Echi di un Impero", il lettore si imbarca in un profondo e avvincente viaggio temporale, esplorando l'ascesa, la grandezza, il declino e l'imperitura inf……続きを見る

Winston Churchill's 'The River War' is a historical account of the British campaign in the Sudan, focusing on the conquest of the Mahdist forces and the reconquest of the Sudanese territories. Writt……続きを見る

This manual provides detailed explanation of manufacturing munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. As an official army manual, it was primarily intended to increase the poten……続きを見る

Looking at an old-time cannon, most people are sure of just one thing: the shot came out of the front end. For that reason, these pages are written; people are curious about the fascinating weapon t……続きを見る

Der fünfzigjährige Revolutionär Rosa Luxemburg gibt in 'Rosa Luxemburg: Die Russische Revolution' einen fesselnden Einblick in die soziale Revolution in Russland. Luxemburgs literarischer Stil ist v……続きを見る

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw comba……続きを見る

The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver highly accurate rifle fire against targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the regular rifleman because of ra……続きを見る

Originally created as a U.S. Army Technical Manual, this ebook provides detailed explanation of manufacturing munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. Primarily intended to in……続きを見る

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonplace in the inter-war years and in the early cam……続きを見る

Designed for the battlefields of Europe at the height of the Cold War, the M60 and T-62 were the premier combat tanks of their day. However, it was in the deserts of the Middle East that they finall……続きを見る

One of the most famous and spectacular events of the Second World War was the destruction of two dams in the Ruhr by Avro Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, known ever since as the Dambusters Raid. ……続きを見る

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history. One Da……続きを見る

Influenced by the German MP 40 and the British Sten, the .45-caliber M3 “Grease Gun” served as the primary US submachine gun for almost a half-century. Designed to replace the expensive Thompson SMG……続きを見る

In 1974, renowned Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale brought out a ground-breaking new light machine gun, the Minimi. Its success has been meteoric, arming more than 45 countries around the wor……続きを見る

Great Britain had introduced the tank to the world during World War I, and maintained its lead in armoured warfare with the 'Experimental Mechanised Force' during the late 1920s, watched with intere……続きを見る

In 1916 German aerial domination, once held sway by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuports and British DH 2s which not only……続きを見る

Americans spend more than $100 billion a year to buy weapons, but no one likes the process that brings these weapons into existence. The problem, McNaugher shows, is that the technical needs of engi……続きを見る

The Battle of France in 1940 involved the first large-scale tank-against-tank battles in history. The massive clashes at Stonne, Hannant, and Gembloux involved hundreds of tanks on both sides, yet h……続きを見る

热兵器的大幕徐徐拉开！战机的轰鸣划破长空……莱特兄弟如何发明飞机？人类第一名王牌飞行员是谁？二战期间，空战发挥了多大作用？各国战机的实力对比各种战机的功能科普 続きを見る

"Author James Mills presents an amazing, detailed history review of the German surface-to-air guided missile technology development." ーMilitary Review World War II saw the appearance of numerous re……続きを見る

Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Unit History This second volume follows on from the first in recounting the WWII history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in v……続きを見る