Examines weapons and armor used in the two World Wars, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Falkland Islands War, and Gulf War, and looks at weapons used by criminals, and those used for sport and leisure

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Looks at the history of small arms production in Russia, describes the career of Kalashnikov, the leading Russian weapons designer, and explains why the AK47 is used around the world

Product Description: London published Weapons

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Product Description: This volume illustrates and describes all known anti-personnel landmines that have been produced, are available or have been used in battlefields and areas of conflict worldwide. It should be of interest to to both military and civilian mine-clearance specialists...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Here is the definitive book on the rifle that has been the inspiration for so many modern assault rifle designs. Invaluable to the M16 owner, it includes info on grenade launchers, assembly/disassembly, conversion kits and modifications, troubleshooting, ballistics and ammunition, combat use, testing, cleaning and lubrication...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The increased activity of Third World arms producers and exporters is a growing phenomenon in international security. Little systematic study has been made of the incentives, performance and prospects of Arab defence production. This book tackles this subject and examines the continuing debate about the pros and cons of indigenous production in the Arab case...read more

This volume traces the development of European arms and armour from around 2000 BC to 1500 AD, with particular emphasis on the Middle Ages. It draws on a variety of sources, to show how changes were wrought by the use of new materials or by the ever-shifting demands of war and fashion. It covers, among other subjects, the charioteers of the Near East, the Bronze Age weapons of Europe, and the Roman attitude to arms. Oakeshott draws on material from a variety of sources, including the clues to be found in literature as diverse as the Old Testament, works of Homer, Celtic sagas and medieval romances. The author's own classification of medieval sword types is employed as a standard means of comparison and identification.

Product Description: During the Gulf War, U.S. and U.N. troops found themselves facing Western-made weapons, the result of the U.S. and Britain's dramatically failed covert policy to supply Iraq with arms in its 1980s war with Iran. This detailed case study discloses the full scope of that concealed policy, and untangles the complex web of major players who implemented and then covered it up...read more

Product Description: VG/-, BLUE COVER, COMPILATION OF ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR WEAPONS, 237 PAGES

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Examines the life and work of the Canadian scientist and weapons designer who was murdered in 1990, and his obsession with the supergun he was designing for Iraq

Product Description: Basil Collier. Arms and the Men: The Arms Trade and Governments. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. xii, 315 p. w/index; [4] leaves of plates: ill.; 23 cm. [Defense industries -- History. / Firearms industry and trade -- History.]

Product Description: This 1987 book begins with a scene from the American invasion of Grenada: as politicians in Ottawa argued whether Canada had been misled or merely ignored over the invasion, the fighter aircraft, helicopters, and ships used in the operation employed key Canadian components...read more

Product Description: The Powder Magazine was completed circa 1713 as an arsenal to safely store munitions in the South Carolina colonial capital of Charles Town, serving continuously in defense through the 1740s and periodically until the 1820s. Rescued from destruction in 1902, the building has served as a museum for more than a century, inspiring countless other historic conservation efforts...read more

Surveys modern artillery in military use, including towed and self-propelled guns, rockets, ammunition, and associated equipment.

Product Description: Describes several models of guns and howizters used in World War I and World War II, including specifications and statistics.

Looks at the artillery available today by discussing artillery equipment in service, artillery in development, ammunition, and fire control