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Human-Robot Interactions in Future Military Operations
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 134.95Soldier-robot teams will be an important component of future battle spaces, creating a complex but potentially more survivable and effective combat force. The complexity of the battlefield of the future presents its own problems. The variety of robotic systems and the almost infinite number of possible military missions create a dilemma for researchers... more...
Autonomous Flying Robots
Springer 2010; US$ 139.99Worldwide demand for robotic aircraft such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) is surging. Not only military but especially civil applications are being developed at a rapid pace. Unmanned vehicles offer major advantages when used for aerial surveillance, reconnaissance, and inspection in complex and inhospitable environments.... more...
Linear and Nonlinear Control of Small-Scale Unmanned Helicopters
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99There has been significant interest for designing flight controllers for small-scale unmanned helicopters. Such helicopters preserve all the physical attributes of their full-scale counterparts, being at the same time more agile and dexterous. This book presents a comprehensive and well justified analysis for designing flight controllers for small-scale... more...
Armored Trains
Osprey Publishing 2011; US$ 13.95First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service... more...
Britain and the H-Bomb
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 40.00This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences. more...
Selected papers from the 2nd International Symposium on UAVs
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99This volume includes selected peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Symposium on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, June 8-10, 2009, Reno Nevada, USA. The book focuses on UAV advances and current state-of-the-art. The annual meeting discusses the most recent advances in the field worldwide, thus, the book serves the purpose on publishing the latest... more...
The Archaeology of Forts and Battlefields
UPF 2011; US$ 69.95Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States. more...
Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Military Aircraft Industry
RAND Corporation 2010; US$ 9.95This monograph reports on RAND Europe?s support to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence?s Fixed Wing Sector Strategy Board towards development of a strategy and sustainment plan for the military fixed wing sector. more...
Small Unmanned Aircraft
Princeton University Press 2012; US$ 99.50Autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are critical to current and future military, civil, and commercial operations. Despite their importance, no previous textbook has accessibly introduced UAVs to students in the engineering, computer, and science disciplines--until now. Small Unmanned Aircraft provides a concise but comprehensive description... more...
Baillie-Ki-Paltan
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 30.99A major history, comprehensive and detailed. The contents are divided into five parts for ease of reference. The maps are particularly well executed. The Regt was disbanded in 1933. Bibliography, Index (names of British officers only). Apps: list of former COs, idem other officers (British and Indian), a selected list of SNCOs. Appendices include detailed... more...









