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Surface-Based Air Defense System Analysis (Hardcover): Robert H.M. Macfadzean, James Johnson Surface-Based Air Defense System Analysis (Hardcover)
Robert H.M. Macfadzean, James Johnson
R4,671 Discovery Miles 46 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes a multidisciplinary introduction to the analysis of air defence systems. It supplies the tools to carry out independent analysis. Individual sections deal with threat missions, observability, manoeuvrability and vulnerability. With the support of several examples, the text illustrates 12 air defence process models. These models form the foundation for any air defence system analysis, covering initial detection to kill assessment.

Armour Tactics in the Second World War - Panzer Army Campaigns of 1939-41 in German War Diaries (Hardcover, New): Rudolph... Armour Tactics in the Second World War - Panzer Army Campaigns of 1939-41 in German War Diaries (Hardcover, New)
Rudolph Steiger
R3,960 Discovery Miles 39 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The author, a historian and former Swiss Armoured Corp officer, uses primary documents to describe tank tactics during the first two years of World War II, a period in which armour was employed in the Polish, Western and Russian campaigns. The first year of 'Operation Barbarossa' is examined in great detail using the files of the second Panzer Army whose commander, Guderian, who has been called the father of the German armoured force.

Innovation and the Arms Race - How the United States and the Soviet Union Develop New Military Technologies (Paperback):... Innovation and the Arms Race - How the United States and the Soviet Union Develop New Military Technologies (Paperback)
Matthew Evangelista
R994 Discovery Miles 9 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Military Technology, Armaments Dynamics and Disarmament - ABC Weapons, Military Use of Nuclear Energy and of Outer Space, and... Military Technology, Armaments Dynamics and Disarmament - ABC Weapons, Military Use of Nuclear Energy and of Outer Space, and Implications for International Law (Hardcover)
Hans Gunter Brauch; Preface by M. Zuckerman
R5,844 Discovery Miles 58 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers theoretical analysis on the context and on the dual function of military technology, as well as case studies on the third generation of nuclear weapons, on the Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference, on the driving forces of chemical armament and on the military use of nuclear energy as a possible propellant for bombers and in outer space. Five chapters written by three physicists from the USA, USSR and UK and two peace researchers from Japan and West Germany focus on SDI: its technical foundations, consequences for strategic stability and war as well as on its contradictions and on a case of armament dynamics theory. The book concludes with three chapters on the implications of the military use of outer space for international law from a Western, an Eastern and a Third World perspective, with views from West Germany, Hungary and Barbados, respectively.

Military Equipment and the Identity of Roman Soldiers - Proceedings of the Fourth Roman Military Equipment Conference... Military Equipment and the Identity of Roman Soldiers - Proceedings of the Fourth Roman Military Equipment Conference (Paperback)
J. C. Coulston
R3,438 Discovery Miles 34 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Roman Military Equipment - Proceedings of the Third Roman Military Equipment Research Seminar (Paperback): M. Dawson Roman Military Equipment - Proceedings of the Third Roman Military Equipment Research Seminar (Paperback)
M. Dawson
R2,009 Discovery Miles 20 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Military Technology and Defense Manpower (Paperback): Martin Binkin Military Technology and Defense Manpower (Paperback)
Martin Binkin
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"When Virgil sang of arms and the man, words like ""smart"" and ""friendly"" characterized the warrior, not his weapons. Today, because of modern technology, these terms are more often used to describe the machine than the man. Dramatic advances have spawned a generation of weapon systems designed to tell friend from foe, to stalk the enemy with precision and stealth, and to destroy him with unprecedented efficiency. But can ordinary Americans operate and support these advanced systems, or have emerging technologies pushed military hardware beyond the capabilities of the people the armed forces can expect to attract and retain? How can the military better match weapons and skills? Martin Binkin looks at the complex issues from several angles, starting with skill levels and jobs in today's military. He profiles America's arsenal in the 1990s and examines the implications of electronic warfare for manpower needs. Links among hardware complexity, reliability, and maintenance are unraveled, and current demographic trends traced. The study assesses various policy options available to hedge against the possibility that the military could become squeezed between growing demands for technologically adept people and a declining supply of recruits. Among these are efforts to design simpler systems with more reliable engineering techniques. Binkin reviews ways to make weapons easier to maintain, stressing component accessibility, technical documentation, and automated diagnostics. He covers the use of advanced technology to prepare people to handle new systems. Finally, he discusses the principal manpower management alternatives-expanding the role of women, substituting civilians, retaining more personnel, and returning to conscription. "

The Production and Distribution of Roman Military Equipment - Proceedings of the Second Roman Military Equipment Research... The Production and Distribution of Roman Military Equipment - Proceedings of the Second Roman Military Equipment Research Seminar (Paperback)
M.C. Bishop
R3,604 Discovery Miles 36 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heitai - Uniformes, eQuipements, MateRiel Personnel Du Fantassin Japonais, 1931-1945 (French, Hardcover): Augustin Saiz Heitai - Uniformes, eQuipements, MateRiel Personnel Du Fantassin Japonais, 1931-1945 (French, Hardcover)
Augustin Saiz
R3,075 R2,262 Discovery Miles 22 620 Save R813 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

So little is known about the weapons, uniforms and living conditions of World War II Japanese soldiers (Heitai), these almost undisputed conquerors who operated throughout East Asia during the conflict. Through this magnificently illustrated book, the reader can finally have a glimpse into the personal possessions of the soldiers of the Imperial Army. Drawing upon an impressive collection - carefully preserved through the decades - every aspect of an Heitai's daily existence is detailed with beautiful photos accompanied by a description. All items are classified, from weapons to clothes (tropical and polar) through to food, communication equipment, decorations, helmets, badges, devices of vision, gas masks, water bottles, cameras, tents and shoes. Also included are Propaganda posters and readings provided to the Heitai during long quiet periods of service, isolated on the Pacific islands. By studying the equipment of Japanese soldiers - from the dagger to the toothbrush, and from the grenade to underwear - we can uncover the history of these soldiers in a more in depth and evocative way than the cinema or a text could ever achieve. At the same time, it is interesting to note the differences and similarities between the equipment of an Imperial Army fighter and that of a GI. "Heitai" is an exceptional work on the Imperial Army that provides unique insights of the Japanese fighters, formerly America's most formidable enemy.

Life in the Age of Drone Warfare (Hardcover): Lisa Parks, Caren Kaplan Life in the Age of Drone Warfare (Hardcover)
Lisa Parks, Caren Kaplan
R2,817 Discovery Miles 28 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume's contributors offer a new critical language through which to explore and assess the historical, juridical, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of drone technology and warfare. They show how drones generate particular ways of visualizing the spaces and targets of war while acting as tools to exercise state power. Essays include discussions of the legal justifications of extrajudicial killings and how US drone strikes in the Horn of Africa impact life on the ground, as well as a personal narrative of a former drone operator. The contributors also explore drone warfare in relation to sovereignty, governance, and social difference; provide accounts of the relationships between drone technologies and modes of perception and mediation; and theorize drones' relation to biopolitics, robotics, automation, and art. Interdisciplinary and timely, Life in the Age of Drone Warfare extends the critical study of drones while expanding the public discussion of one of our era's most ubiquitous instruments of war. Contributors. Peter Asaro, Brandon Wayne Bryant, Katherine Chandler, Jordan Crandall, Ricardo Dominguez, Derek Gregory, Inderpal Grewal, Lisa Hajjar, Caren Kaplan, Andrea Miller, Anjali Nath, Jeremy Packer, Lisa Parks, Joshua Reeves, Thomas Stubblefield, Madiha Tahir

La Breve Historia de la Primera Guerra Mundial - La Gran Guerra, las batallas del frente occidental y oriental, la guerra... La Breve Historia de la Primera Guerra Mundial - La Gran Guerra, las batallas del frente occidental y oriental, la guerra quimica y como perdio Alemania, lo que llevo al Tratado de Versalles (1914-1919) (Spanish, Paperback)
Academy Archives
R310 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
La Breve Histoire de la Premiere Guerre Mondiale - Les batailles des fronts occidental et oriental, la guerre chimique et la... La Breve Histoire de la Premiere Guerre Mondiale - Les batailles des fronts occidental et oriental, la guerre chimique et la defaite de l'Allemagne, qui a conduit au traite de Versailles (1914-1919) (French, Paperback)
Academy Archives
R358 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R66 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Breve Historia da Segunda Guerra Mundial - A Ascensao de Adolf Hitler, Alemanha Nazista e Terceiro Reich, as Forcas Aliadas e... A Breve Historia da Segunda Guerra Mundial - A Ascensao de Adolf Hitler, Alemanha Nazista e Terceiro Reich, as Forcas Aliadas e as Batalhas de Blitzkriegs a Bombas Atomicas (1939-1945) (Portuguese, Paperback)
Academy Archives
R386 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Save R71 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Assured Destruction - Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.S. Air Force (Hardcover): David W Bath Assured Destruction - Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.S. Air Force (Hardcover)
David W Bath
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Assured Destruction: Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.S. Air Force documents the rapid development of nuclear ballistic missiles in the United States and their equally swift demise after the Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing how these drastic changes negatively influenced both the Air Force and the missile community. The book contends that the creation of nuclear ballistic missiles threatened both the dominance of the United States during an intensifying Cold War and the strategic airpower mission of the newly created Air Force. The response to these threats led to political infighting and interservice squabbles to control the new weapon before the Soviets could build their own version and annihilate the United States. This highly politicized and hurried process prevented the successful long-term operational integration of ballistic missiles into the U.S. Air Force. The book reveals the strenuous efforts required to create and prepare a missile arsenal before the Cuban Missile Crisis, which occurred only five years after the first missile was declared operational. It uses the personal recollections of former missileers and the professional military education theses they wrote to highlight some of the concerns that have faced the missileers who operated and worked on these powerful weapons from 1957 to the present. The highlight of the book, however, is the personal stories of the missileers who served during the missile crisis, revealing the efforts that they went to in order to prepare these unique and untried weapons for what many thought might become the third world war.

Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Hardcover): Brett Werner Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (Hardcover)
Brett Werner
R2,455 R1,816 Discovery Miles 18 160 Save R639 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I is a detailed look at the uniforms, equipment, weapons, personal items, insignia, and specialist equipment of the American Army during the Great War. This comprehensive study uses over 100 original black and white photographs of American soldiers, many of which are previously unpublished. The book also shows over 700 full color photographs of original items as well as recreated scenes that bring many of these items to life. Finally, one book that covers all of the nuances of the American Doughboy during the Great War - from common uniforms and equipment, to the rare experimental and private purchased items. This is an indispensable work for any First World War collector, living historian, modeler, and enthusiast.

Railway Guns of World War I (Paperback): Marc Romanych Railway Guns of World War I (Paperback)
Marc Romanych; Illustrated by Steve Noon; Greg Heuer
R336 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R33 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

World War I was the Golden Age of the railway gun. Even though at the start of the conflict none of the armies possessed any railway artillery pieces and the very idea was comparatively new, more railway guns were used during this war than in any other conflict. Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the first railway guns were simple, improvised designs made by mounting surplus coastal defence, fortress, and naval guns onto existing commercial railway carriages. As the war dragged on, railway artillery development shifted to longer range guns that could shell targets deep behind enemy lines. This change of role brought much larger and more sophisticated guns often manufactured by mounting long-barrel naval guns to specially-designed railway carriages. This book details the design and development of railway guns during World War I from the very first basic designs to massive purpose built "monster" railway guns. Accompanying the text are many rare, never-before-published, photographs and colour illustrations depicting how these weapons were used during World War I.

Engineering Design Handbook - Gun Series - Muzzle Devices (Paperback): U. S. Army Engineering Design Handbook - Gun Series - Muzzle Devices (Paperback)
U. S. Army
R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Luger (Paperback): Neil Grant The Luger (Paperback)
Neil Grant; Illustrated by Alan Gilliland, Johnny Shumate 1
R461 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R87 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Patented in 1898 and produced from 1900, Georg Luger's iconic semi-automatic pistol became synonymous with Germany's armed forces throughout both world wars.

Initially chambered for the 7.65×21mm round, from 1902 the Luger was designed for DWM's 9×19mm round, which even today remains the most popular military handgun cartridge. It was adopted by the Imperial German Navy in 1904, followed by the German Army in 1908, receiving the name Pistole 08. Despite being supplanted by the Walther P38, the Luger remained in widespread service with all arms of Nazi Germany's armed forces throughout World War II, and even equipped East Germany's Volkpolizei in the years after 1945.

Featuring full-colour artwork, expert analysis and archive and present-day photographs, this engaging study tells the story of the Luger, the distinctive and deadly semi-automatic pistol that has come to symbolize Germany's armed forces in the 20th century.

Bayonet to Barrage - Weaponry on the Victorian Battlefield (Hardcover): Stephen Manning Bayonet to Barrage - Weaponry on the Victorian Battlefield (Hardcover)
Stephen Manning
R776 R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Save R144 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How did technical advances in weaponry alter the battlefield during the reign of Queen Victoria? In 1845, in the first Anglo-Sikh War, the outcome was decided by the bayonet; just over fifty years later, in the second Boer War, the combatants were many miles apart. How did this transformation come about, and what impact did it have on the experience of the soldiers of the period? Stephen Manning, in this meticulously researched and vividly written study, describes the developments in firepower and, using the first-hand accounts of the soldiers, shows how their perception of battle changed. Innovations like the percussion and breech-loading rifle influenced the fighting in the Crimean War of the 1850s and the colonial campaigns of the 1870s and 1880s, in particular in the Anglo-Zulu War and the wars in Egypt and Sudan. The machine gun was used to deadly effect at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, and equally dramatic advances in artillery took warfare into a new era of tactics and organisation. Stephen Manning's work provides the reader with an accurate and fascinating insight into a key aspect of nineteenth-century military history.

British Naval Weapons of World War Two - The John Lambert Collection, Volume III - Coastal Forces Weapons (Hardcover): Norman... British Naval Weapons of World War Two - The John Lambert Collection, Volume III - Coastal Forces Weapons (Hardcover)
Norman Friedman
R1,276 R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Save R263 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published. These have now been acquired by Seaforth and this is the third of a planned series of albums on selected themes, reproducing complete sheets at a large page size, with an expert commentary and captioning. The initial volumes concentrate on British naval weaponry used in the Second World War, thus completing the project John Lambert was working on when he died. His interest was always focused on smaller warships and his weapons drawings tend to be of open mountings - the kind that present a real challenge to modelmakers - rather than enclosed turret guns, but he also produced drawings of torpedo tubes, underwater weapons, fire-control directors and even some specific armament-related deck fittings. Following the earlier volumes on destroyer and escort armament, this one covers the multitude of weapons carried by Coastal Forces, many of which were improvised, ad hoc or obsolescent, but eventually leading to powerful purpose-designed weaponry. An appendix covers the main deck guns carried by British submarines of this era. The drawings are backed by introductory essays by Norman Friedman, an acknowledged authority on naval ordnance, while a selection of photographs adds to the value of the book as visual reference. Over time, the series will be expanded to make this unique technical archive available in published form, a move certain to be welcomed by warship modellers, enthusiasts and the many fans of John Lambert's work.

Storm of Steel - The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919-1939 (Paperback): Mary R. Habeck Storm of Steel - The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Union, 1919-1939 (Paperback)
Mary R. Habeck
R965 Discovery Miles 9 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle. Only in Germany and the Soviet Union were truly original armor doctrines (generally known as "blitzkreig" and "deep battle") fully implemented. Storm of Steel relates how the German and Soviet armies formulated and chose to put into practice doctrines that were innovative for the time, yet in many respects identical to one another.

As part of her extensive archival research in Russia, Germany, and Britain, Habeck had access to a large number of formerly secret and top-secret documents from several post-Soviet archives. This research informs her comparative approach as she looks at the roles of technology, shared influences, and assumptions about war in the formation of doctrine. She also explores relations between the Germans and the Soviets to determine whether collaboration influenced the convergence of their armor doctrines.

War Junk - Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada (Paperback): Alex Souchen War Junk - Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada (Paperback)
Alex Souchen
R953 Discovery Miles 9 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the Second World War, Canadian factories produced mountains of munitions and supplies, including some 800 ships, 16,000 aircraft, 800,000 vehicles, and over 4.6 billion rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. However, the end of hostilities in 1945 turned the leftover assets into peacetime liabilities. Alex Souchen provides a definitive account of the disposal crisis triggered by Allied victory and shows how Canadians responded to the unprecedented divestment of public property by reusing and recycling military surpluses to improve their postwar lives. War Junk recounts the complex political, economic, social, and environmental legacies of munitions disposal in Canada by revealing how the tools of war became integral to the making of postwar Canada.

Cuban Missile Crisis - The Essential Reference Guide (Hardcover, New): Priscilla Roberts Cuban Missile Crisis - The Essential Reference Guide (Hardcover, New)
Priscilla Roberts
R1,595 Discovery Miles 15 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war. Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide captures the historical context, the minute-by-minute drama, and the profound repercussions of the "Missiles of October" confrontation that brought the very real threat of nuclear attack to the United States' doorstep. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the crisis, it takes full advantage of recently opened Soviet archives as well as interviews with key Russian, Cuban, and U.S. officials to explore the event as it played out in Moscow, Havana, Washington, and other locations around the world. Cuban Missile Crisis contains an introductory essay by the author and alphabetically organized reference entries contributed by leading Cold War researchers. The book also includes an exceptionally comprehensive bibliography. Together, these resources give readers everything they need to understand the escalating tensions that led to the crisis as well as the intense diplomacy that resolved it, including new information about the back-channel negotiations between Robert Kennedy and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. 73 alphabetically organized entries that offer valuable insights into the leaders, events, and ideas that shaped the Cuban Missile Crisis More than a dozen expert contributors representing all countries involved in the crisis Seven primary source documents, including President Kennedy's speech to the American public and letters exchanged between Premier Kruschev and Fidel Castro Biographies of major figures, including the Kennedys, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Adlai Stevenson, and Valerian Zorin A thorough chronology outlining all key events before, during, and after the crisis A comprehensive bibliography on the crisis, including a significant number of recent publications that have brought new understanding of the conflict to light

A Breve Historia da Primeira Guerra Mundial - A Grande Guerra, as Batalhas da Frente Ocidental e Oriental, a Guerra Quimica, e... A Breve Historia da Primeira Guerra Mundial - A Grande Guerra, as Batalhas da Frente Ocidental e Oriental, a Guerra Quimica, e como a Alemanha se perdeu, levando ao Tratado de Versalhes (1914-1919) (Portuguese, Paperback)
Academy Archives
R381 R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Save R71 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
German Automatic Weapons of World War II (Paperback): Robert Bruce German Automatic Weapons of World War II (Paperback)
Robert Bruce
R537 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R55 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this new paperback editon of German Automatic Weapons of World War II, the seven classic automatic weapons of the World War II German Wehrmacht are described and illustrated in color photographs. Detailed sequences show them in close-up; during step-by-step field stripping; and during handling, loading, and live-firing trials in outdoor settings, by gunners wearing authentic period uniforms. The illustrations are accompanied by concise accounts of each weapon's historical and technical background, and by accessible non-technical descriptions of its firing characteristics. Guns covered are: Mauser Schellfeuer machine pistol; Erma MP40 sub-machine gun; MG34 machine gun; MG42 machine gun; FG42/1 & II paratroop assault weapons; Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle.

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