Military Science
-
The Secrets of Q Central: How Leighton Buzzard Shortened the Second World WarThe first book about the communications center of Britian in World War II, from which the U.S. also conducted its black ops--features previously unpublished photos, secret maps, and German air photographsLeighton Buzzard had the biggest telephone exchange in the world 1939-45, handling all telephone...
- HK$423.60
- HK$423.60
- Unit price
- per
-
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern BattleIn war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which...
- HK$645.87
- HK$645.87
- Unit price
- per
-
Mahan on Naval WarfareNaval historians and maritime students alike will welcome this fascinating compendium of writings by one of the world's most influential and respected experts on naval warfare. Considered by many the greatest of all naval theorists, Admiral Mahan was revered by his contemporaries (including Kaiser...
- HK$217.61
- HK$217.61
- Unit price
- per
-
Weapons and ArmorA misericorde is a medieval poniard or dagger made for one purpose -- to give the coup de grace or killing stroke. It was a beautiful, deadly instrument with a graphic mission; its very shape and cut graphically manifest its age and those who...
- HK$217.61
- HK$217.61
- Unit price
- per
-
Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and HistorySince pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors--heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas--indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In this original study, Elizabeth Salas explores...
- HK$382.92
- HK$382.92
- Unit price
- per
-
Kearny's Dragoons Out West: The Birth of the U.S. CavalryHaving banished eastern Native peoples to lands west of the Mississippi, President Andrew Jackson's government by 1833 needed a new type of soldier to keep displaced Indians from returning home. And so the 1st Dragoons came into being. Will and John Gorenfeld tell their...
- HK$490.09
- HK$490.09
- Unit price
- per
-
Assessing the Effectiveness of Future Concepts in the U.S. Air Force: Application to Future Logistics ConceptsResearchers present a Future Logistics Concept Assessment Framework, which is a disciplined, systematic way to assess proposed future logistics concepts to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy. The idea is to reveal the most-promising concepts and prune the least promising before significant...
- HK$360.70
- HK$360.70
- Unit price
- per
-
Outsourcing DutyAre contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society that they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's war-fighting decisions since the inception of an all-volunteer force? In this volume, MichaelJ. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser,...
- HK$672.00
- HK$672.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Turbo/Supercharger Compressors and Turbines for Aircraft Propulsion in WWII: Theory, History and Practice--Guidance from the Past for Modern EngineersThis book is a unique blend of history, technology review, theoretical fundamentals, and design guide. The subject matter is primarily piston aeroengine superchargers - developed in Germany during the Second World War (WWII) - which are centrifugal compressors driven either by the main engine...
- HK$2,860.52
- HK$2,860.52
- Unit price
- per
-
Maritime Unmanned: From Global Hawk to TritonMaritime Unmanned recounts the promising beginning, demoralizing setbacks, and ultimate success of the visionaries who championed unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology for the U.S. Navy. Even before UAS entered the common vernacular of American defense programs, large movements in world and national politics from...
- HK$807.27
- HK$807.27
- Unit price
- per
-
OAR Study Guide: Officer Aptitude Rating Test Prep and Practice Test Questions for the Navy OAR Exam [3rd Edition]Test Prep Books' OAR Study Guide: Officer Aptitude Rating Test Prep and Practice Test Questions for the Navy OAR Exam 3rd Edition] Taking the OAR test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview...
- HK$767.66
- HK$767.66
- Unit price
- per
-
Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in WartimeA critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We...
- HK$494.38
- HK$494.38
- Unit price
- per
-
On WarClausewitz, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could win conflicts more effectively. This abridged edition selects the books in which the nature and theory of war are developed and explains the...
- HK$303.00
- HK$303.00
- Unit price
- per
-
German Railway Gun 28 CM K5(e) LeopoldTechnical/historical background by the Dutch expert, illustrated with 31 b/w period photos and a selection of 224 detailed walk-around photographs highlighting in color all exterior and interior details of the World's only two preserved K5(E) railway guns: Ausf. C from the US Ordnance Museum,...
- HK$520.77
- HK$520.77
- Unit price
- per
-
Jet: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet EngineIn 12 April 1937 Frank Whittle became the first person to successfully start and run a turbojet engine. In May 1941 the engine took to the air in an experimental Gloster-Whittle aircraft, but despite the RAF's desperate need for air supremacy over her enemies,...
- HK$258.56
- HK$258.56
- Unit price
- per
-
Military Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical PerspectivesJohn M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history's great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He...
- HK$423.71
- HK$423.71
- Unit price
- per
-
Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades**Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane 'Ludvigsen approaches the legend from a new and surprisingly rich...
- HK$409.53
- HK$409.53
- Unit price
- per
-
Der Dienst Des Generalstabes. 4. Aufl. Bearb. Von [friedrich Heinrich Bruno Julius] Bronsart Von SchellendorffThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
- HK$651.76
- HK$651.76
- Unit price
- per
-
Lockheed F-94 StarfireThe Lockheed F-94 Starfire was developed from the Lockheed TF-80C/T-33 two seat trainer version of the famed P/F-80 Shooting Star. It was redesigned around a afterburning engine and a Hughes nose mounted radar system to become a interim all-weather night fighter until replaced by...
- HK$565.04
- HK$565.04
- Unit price
- per
-
The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945First published in 1984, this prize-winning history of the Manhattan Project is now available in paperback for the first time, fifty years after the explosion of the first atomic bomb.Author: Ferenc Morton SzaszPublisher: University of New Mexico PressPublished: 07/05/1984Pages: 245Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.04h...
- HK$266.06
- HK$266.06
- Unit price
- per