Military Science
-
A History of War: From Ancient Warfare to the Global Conflicts of the 21st CenturyWritten with both authority and accessibility, A History of War provides a fascinating overview of warfare and how it has shaped our world. From the Theban Wars of Ancient Greece to the modern wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, this comprehensive account explains the dark...
- CHF 17.84
- CHF 17.84
- Unit price
- per
-
Autumn of Our Discontent: Fall 1949 and the Crises in American National SecurityIn the Fall of 1949, a series of international events shattered the notion that the United States would return to its traditional small peacetime military posture following World War II. Autumn of our Discontent chronicles the events that triggered the wholesale review of United...
- CHF 79.97
- CHF 79.97
- Unit price
- per
-
Guerrilla WarfareThis very practical manual contains Che's clearest, most committed analysis of guerrilla warfare, the basis of the struggle of a people to redeem itself. He shows how a small band of revolutionaries, ill-equipped but flexible, inventive, and mobile, can use the massive strength of...
- CHF 14.88
- CHF 14.88
- Unit price
- per
-
Avia S-199This book compiles the 4-view color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Avia S-199. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also included are photos of the details in B&W and color.Author:...
- CHF 19.20
- CHF 19.20
- Unit price
- per
-
USS Enterprise (CV-6): The Big E from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and LeyteThough it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle Raid to the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz,...
- CHF 27.45
- CHF 27.45
- Unit price
- per
-
Air Force Handbook 10-644 Survival Evasion Resistance Escape SERE Operations: 27 March 2017SERE training info from the folks who invented it - the United States Air Force The team of USAF SERE experts who wrote this awesome manual have over a century of combined survival experience, making this one of the very best single resources for...
- CHF 44.60
- CHF 44.60
- Unit price
- per
-
Dragon's Wings: Chinese Fighter and Bomber Aircraft DevelopmentNow emerging as a world power - both in terms of its economy and its military prowess - the development of Chinese military aviation has, until recently, been shrouded in mystery. Originally, China closely allied itself with the Soviet Union, its Communist neighbour, and...
- CHF 68.57
- CHF 68.57
- Unit price
- per
-
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Third EditionThe revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends constants, and variables. Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage...
- CHF 132.59
- CHF 132.59
- Unit price
- per
-
U.S. Army Guide to Map Reading and NavigationFor soldiers in the field, or for campers, hikers, fishermen, and hunters, a basic knowledge of map and compass work is essential for safety. This is the official US Army guide, but it can and should be read by anyone who spends time in...
- CHF 20.75
- CHF 20.75
- Unit price
- per
-
Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on TerrorThe founder of Blackwater offers the gripping true story of the world's most controversial military contractor. In 1997, former Navy SEAL Erik Prince started a business that would recruit civilians for the riskiest security jobs in the world. As Blackwater's reputation grew, demand for...
- CHF 28.84
- CHF 28.84
- Unit price
- per
-
The Book of Five Rings: (Booklet)Miyamoto Musashi was born in 1584, in a Japan struggling to recover from more than four centuries of internal strife. The traditional rule of the emperors had been overthrown in the twelfth century, and although each successive emperor remained the figurehead of Japan, his...
- CHF 10.27
- CHF 10.27
- Unit price
- per
-
Airpower Reborn: The Strategic Concepts of John Warden and John BoydAirpower Reborn offers a conceptual approach to warfare that emphasizes airpower's unique capability to achieve strategic effects. Six world-leading theorists argue that a viable strategy must transcend the purely military sphere, view the adversary as a multi-dimensional system, and pursue systemic paralysis and strategic...
- CHF 91.41
- CHF 91.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Gunboats, Empire and the China Station: The Royal Navy in 1920s East AsiaAuthor: Matthew HeaslipPublisher: Bloomsbury AcademicPublished: 04/21/2022Pages: 316Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.66dISBN: 9781350213562
- CHF 91.41
- CHF 91.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Inside Manzano: The Life of a Nuclear Special Weapons Storage SiteIn the late 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense established a nuclear weapons depository in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. For more than 20 years, Manzano Base served as a maintenance and storage site for some of the most destructive weapons ever created....
- CHF 80.09
- CHF 80.09
- Unit price
- per
-
Hitting in Combat: The Brain Science of Training to Win GunfightsIs it possible to aim in a gunfight?This question represents a long-standing, often bitter, area of controversy in the firearms and tactical training community.In Hitting in Combat, Dustin Salomon performs the most definitive analysis of the subject conducted to date. He examines the origins...
- CHF 27.39
- CHF 27.39
- Unit price
- per
-
Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval AviatorsOn Feb. 2, 2019, the skies over Maynardville, Tennessee, filled with the roar of four F/A-18F Super Hornets streaking overhead in close formation. In each aircraft were two young female flyers, executing the first all-woman Missing Man Formation flyover in Navy history in memory...
- CHF 52.78
- CHF 52.78
- Unit price
- per
-
The Book of Five RingMiyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra.The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle,...
- CHF 13.72
- CHF 13.72
- Unit price
- per
-
Confluence: A History of Fort SnellingCompelling stories from behind--and around--the massive limestone walls of Minnesota's major historic site, told 200 years after their construction. Fort Snelling, a foundational place in the story of Minnesota, was built 200 years ago at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, an...
- CHF 47.98
- CHF 47.98
- Unit price
- per
-
Air Forces: The Next GenerationThe use of air power, like any other military force, is now becoming increasingly complicated. Missions are changing: an increase in intrastate wars, the use of air assets against terrorism, and deployment of air forces to conduct military operations other than war, coupled with...
- CHF 97.79
- CHF 97.79
- Unit price
- per
-
New England Coast Guard Stories: Remarkable MarinersIn 1790, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asked President George Washington to fund a fleet of revenue cutters that could halt smuggling and collect taxes in U.S. waters. Today, from northern Maine to southern Connecticut, the Coast Guard provides the might and the oversight to...
- CHF 35.22
- CHF 35.22
- Unit price
- per