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A Postcard History of Japanese Aviation: 1910-1945This book provides a unique view of the development of military and commercial aviation in Japan from the pioneering years before World War I to the end of World War II. There are comparatively few books in English that illustrate aviation in Japan in...
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The Horten Ho 9/Ho 229: Vol 1: RetrospectiveHorten brothers biographer David Myhra continues his efforts for a full accounting of the events surrounding the design, construction, and flight testing of the twin turbojet powered all-wing prototype Horten Ho 9 fighter/interceptor and its serial production prototype the Horten Ho 229V3.Author: David MyhraPublisher:...
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Mig-29 Flight ManualThe MiG-29 Fulcrum is acknowledged as the finest lightweight, multi-role fighter ever produced in Russia. It was designed to operate under wartime conditions and fight head-to-head with Western combat aircraft such as the U.S. F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, French Mirage 2000, Rafale, and Swedish...
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German Jet Aircraft: 1939-1945Germany was one of the leading developers of jet propulsion during the Second World War - in August 1939 the world's first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, took to the air on its maiden flight. This new book examines all of the developments,...
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American Flight Jackets, Airmen and Aircraft: A History of U.S. Flyers' Jackets from World War I to Desert StormThis new comprehensive look at the evolution of the American flight jacket from World War I to Desert Storm addresses not only the types worn, but focuses primarily on the art and adornment applied to the jackets. The most colorful and creative period for...
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Germany's Tiger Tanks D.W. to Tiger I: Design, Production & ModificationsThis first volume, of a three-volume set, covers the history, development and production history of the Tiger tank variants from the idea's conception to the end of Tiger I production. This includes details on the development series known as the D.W., VK 30.01(H), VK...
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Opel Military Vehicles 1906-1956This book includes the design, testing and use of Opel cars, trucks and special vehicles of the period from 1931 to 1945. The paramilitary reliability trials, the NSKK competitions and the increasing military modifications of the Opel Blitz commercial vehicles are also shown.Author: Eckhart...
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Northrop F-89 Scorpion: A Photo ChronicleDetailed developmental and operational history of the first USAF dedicated all-weather, jet-powered interceptor. It also features the colorful paint schemes applied to F-89s, which should appeal to both modelers and historians.Author: Marty J. Isham, David R. McLarenPublisher: Schiffer MilitaryPublished: 01/06/1997Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize:...
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SAS and Elite Forces Guide Armed Combat: Fighting with Weapons in Everyday SituationsThe book explores the different uses of hand weapons, from pistols to semiautomatics to sniper s rifles, from flick knives to machetes, from stun grenades to CS gas, from knuckle-dusters to nunchaku sticks. With tips and techniques from combat experts,"Author: Martin DoughertyPublisher: Lyons PressPublished:...
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Dirty Wars: A Century of Counterinsurgency'Who is the enemy?' This is the question most asked in modern warfare; gone are the set-piece conventional battles of the past. Once seen as secondary to more traditional conflicts, irregular warfare (as modified and refashioned since the 1990s) now presents a major challenge...
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Lancaster Reaping the Whirlwind: Reaping the WhirlwindDetailing the Lancaster's history from 1942-45, this study brings everything together to tell a concise history of the world's most famous aircraft of all time and undoubtedly the finest bomber of the Second World War. A superlative and unique colour section of over fifty...
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Dictionary of Military TermsEnglish is the language most frequently used in international military and peacekeeping operations. This dictionary contains over 6,000 entries providing up-to-date coverage of British, American and international military vocabulary, including training, personnel, logistics, manoeuvres, vehicles, tactics, commands, weapons and equipment.Supplements include the phonetic alphabet,...
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Nothing Less Than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of HistoryHow aggressive military strategies win wars, from ancient times to today The goal of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight. But how this can be accomplished is a thorny issue. Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses...
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The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International PoliticsThe Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. Michael Horowitz argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess both the...
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Command in WarMany books have been written about strategy, tactics, and great commanders. This is the first book to deal exclusively with the nature of command itself, and to trace its development over two thousand years from ancient Greece to Vietnam. It treats historically the whole...
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The Causes of Wars: And Other Essays, Second Edition, EnlargedPublic consciousness of the threat of nuclear war is rising steadily. Responses to the nuclear dilemma are conflicting and often confusing. Never have we been more in need of information and perspective, for if we wish to avoid war we must understand it. Michael...
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A History of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings to the War on Terror.spellbinding history., the how, what, when, where and why.some never told and certainly not always understood. This is a story that has begged to be told, .with sources and substance heretofore missing. Historians, military scholars, and aviators, .will rely on this work for years....
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War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History Volume 1Author: Robert B. AspreyPublisher: iUniversePublished: 05/31/2002Pages: 740Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.44lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.08w x 1.78dISBN: 9780595225934This title is not returnable
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Military Innovation in the Interwar PeriodThis study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the seven major military powers. This volume of comparative essays investigates how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explains much of the strategic and...
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The Republic in Danger: General Maurice Gamelin and the Politics of French Defence, 1933 1940This is the first full-length reappraisal in English of the role of France's chief of defense forces, General Maurice Gamelin (1872-1958). Reviled by many of his contemporaries and by two generations of historians as "the man who lost the Battle of France" in 1940,...
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