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7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of WarfightingThe first full analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War--the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war--fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020--was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.This 44-day war...
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Siege Weapons And TacticsIn this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of siege warfare in Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Judea, Persia, Greece, and Rome as well as Gaul, the...
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Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of WarThe era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons...
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Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car BombThe brilliant and disturbing 100-year history of modern terrorism and car bombs--the ubiquitous weapon of urban mass destruction On a September day in 1920, an angry Italian anarchist named Mario Buda exploded a horse-drawn wagon filled with dynamite and iron scrap near New York's...
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions; 10th Anniversary Edition"Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio--the definitive study, hugely readable, of man's most deadly art."--Simon Winchester With a new Preface by the author Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who...
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Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II"World War II produced so many compelling stories that even students of that momentous conflict are apt to discover we've missed whole vital episodes. Down to the Sea, about a devastating 1944 Pacific typhoon that sank three destroyers and cost 756 American sailors their...
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Japanese Swords and Armor: Masterpieces from Thirty of Japan's Most Famous Samurai WarriorsThe first book to present the amazing swords and armor belonging to the most famous Samurai in Japanese history! Paul Martin, a world-renowned scholar of Japanese swords, takes us on a journey of discovery of samurai culture through an examination of valuable weapons and...
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Life in a Medieval Castle"Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention... Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies." --George R.R. Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice...
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Long Range Shooting: An Illustrated ManualThis illustrated guide teaches everyday people how to shoot as well as an elite marksman. Written by a graduate of the U.S. Army Special Forces Sniper Course Level 2, this book greatly simplifies difficult concepts thanks to the over 200 clear, Full-Color photos and...
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Marine Maxims: Turning Leadership Principles Into PracticeMarine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These...
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Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of WarfareA compelling visual guide to the history of the military!Travel through time and explore 5,000 years of weaponry in stunning detail with this riveting military book -- from the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare. This...
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NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Imitation Leather, Burgundy, Red Letter EditionA balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go. This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at...
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Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhatten ProjectGeneral Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name "The Manhattan Project." As the ranking military officer in charge of marshalling men and material for what was...
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Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic FugitiveFrom the creator of the critically acclaimed graphic novel My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson's comes an unnervingly funny tale of life in Alaska during the tensest times of the Cold War. Peter Dunlap-Shohl grew up on the front lines of the Cold War...
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to AmericaThe "remarkable" story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's...
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to AmericaThe "remarkable" story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's...
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Precision Rifle Marksmanship: The Fundamentals: A Marine Sniper's Guide to Long Range ShootingA Retired Marine Sniper Explains the Fundamentals of Long Range, Precision Rifle Shooting Precision Rifle Marksmanship: The Fundamentals will take readers from author Frank Galli's beginnings as a Marine scout sniper to his present-day job as a marksmanship instructor as he guides new shooters...
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Stealing Hitler's Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain'As vivid and enthralling as the story deserves... recounted with a quiet restraint that makes it all the more devastating' The Telegraph Adolf Hitler's plan to break British morale during the months after the D-Day landings in June 1944 involved the invention and implementation...
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Submarine Aircraft Carriers: From World War I to the Age of DronesTwo innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft. Both saw extensive use during World War I, and the nations of the world soon...
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Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of WarThe untold story of film as a chemical cousin to poison gas and nuclear weapons, shaped by centuries of violent extraction. The history of film calls to mind unforgettable photographs, famous directors, and the glitz and hustle of the media business. But there is...
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