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U.S. Armed Forces Arsenal
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 16.00A handy guide to the fearsome "hi-tech" weapons and modern equipment of today's American forces more...
Precision-guided Munitions and Human Suffering in War
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95This book seeks to answer the question: Do precision-guided munitions (PGMs) mitigate suffering in war, and have these weapons changed the way decisions regarding war and peace have been made? Answering this question helps us understand possible shifts in emphasis in modern warfare, both in terms of methods employed and of the greater concern placed... more...
Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 21.99Volume V of XII.The foundation of the Munitions Ministry was a revolutionary step, coinciding with the 'shells scandal' in which the failure of a series of British attacks: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos - was blamed on inadequate supplies of munitions. A press outcry was followed by questions in Parliament which threatened... more...
Handbook of Enemy Ammunition: German Rockets, Gun and Mortar Ammunition
Andrews UK 2013; US$ 13.99These handbooks were issued to all field units in contact with the enemy in Europe and Africa, and were intended for use by all personnel to help them recognise enemy ammunition. Specialist personnel were then trained to handle and disarm/destroy the ammunition so found.Each pamphlet covers a number of items, and this issue covers a number of German... more...
Field Artillery And Fire Power
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 46.95This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time showing how they have evolved and how they are likely to change in the future. The author, until recently chief of artillery for the British Army, is considered one of the world's foremost experts... more...
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance
University of North Texas Press 2003; US$ 40.00Covering 360 projectiles from public and private collections, this book is a reference for both Union and Confederate large calibre artillery projectiles, torpedoes and mines. Each data sheet shows multiple views of the projectile, diameter, weight, gun used to fire it and provenance. more...
Stealing the Sword
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified... more...
The Asian Military Revolution
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 22.00Explores the impact of the Chinese invention of gunpowder on the surrounding Asian region. more...
Firepower in Limited War
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 19.00Examines how the United States can employ its massive, high-tech firepower in an effective manner when future conflicts are likely to be limited and of low intensity. more...
Computational Ballistics III
WIT Press 2007; US$ 170.00The study of computational ballistics is one of the most challenging scientific endeavours, not only because of the diversity of time and space scales involved in practically all problems, but due to its interdisciplinary character. Interest in ballistics has grown considerably recently as a result of the complexity of the political and military situation... more...









