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9781538178201

A History of Artillery

Author: Black, Jeremy Code: 62780 Price: AU $66.99 Format: Paperback / 190 pages Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: Pre Order. Release date: May 2023
A History of Artillery traces the development of artillery through the ages, providing a thorough study of these weapons from its earliest recorded use to recent conflicts.
9781501766022

Euromissiles

The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NAT Author: Colbourn, Susan Code: 62126 Price: AU $62.50 Format: Hardback / 408 pages Publisher: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Published date: 14/12/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

In Euromissiles, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that gripped the globe.

In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington ......

9781501766121

The End of Victory

Prevailing in the Thermonuclear Age Author: Kaplan, Edward Code: 62127 Price: AU $65.50 Format: Hardback / 280 pages Publisher: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Published date: 28/11/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The End of Victory recounts the costs of failure in nuclear war through the work of the most secret deliberative body of the National Security Council, the Net Evaluation Subcommittee (NESC). From 1953 onward, US leaders wanted to know as precisely as possible what would happen if they failed in a ......

9781032239309

Contemporary Technologies and the Morality of Warfare

The War of the Machies Author: Caron, Jean-Francois Code: 61429 Price: AU $77.99 Format: Paperback / 134 pages Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS Published date: 15/02/2022 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Supported by genuine historical cases, this book argues that certain new technologies in warfare can not only be justified within the current framework of the just war theory, but that their use is mandatory from a moral perspective.

9781838861919

Modern Artillery

300 Artillery Pieces Author: Hogg, Ian V. Code: 61189 Price: AU $28.50 Format: Paperback / 320 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 14/12/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Modern Artillery brings together 300 of the most important examples of artillery used or designed since 1900. Beginning with the guns that pounded the trenches in World War I, the book details all the major forms of artillery in service throughout the century. From hand-held anti-tank devices, anti-aircraft guns and field pieces of ......

9781526791184

Hetzer - Jagdpanzer 38 Tank Destroyer

German Army and Waffen-SS Western Front, 1944-1945 Author: Oliver, Dennis Code: 60872 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 64 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 11/07/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

By 1944 the German army was on the defensive on all fronts and Allied bombing was putting increasing pressure on the nations industrial output. Since the earliest days of the war the Germans had experimented with mounting anti-tank weapons on obsolete chassis and one of the most successful of these would prove to be the Jagdpanzer 38, more ......

9781472839824

Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-45

Author: Forsyth, Robert Code: 60615 Price: AU $69.99 Format: Hardback / 272 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 31/05/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
A highly illustrated study of some of the weapons developed by Nazi Germany to equip the Luftwaffe in their desperate war against the encroaching Allied forces.
9781838860875

Abandoned World War II - Out of stock - due mid-late Feb 2022

Aircraft, Tanks and Warships Author: McNab, Chris Code: 60672 Price: AU $43.98 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS LTD Published date: 27/05/2021 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
Over 75 years after its end, WWII's legacy can still be seen from the Arctic wastes to the South Pacific, with a greater number of weapons made than any other conflict before or since. Using 150 photographs, Abandoned World War II Aircraft, Tanks and Warships allows the reader to explore the detritus of this war in every part of the world.
9781472842879

Arab Armour vs Israeli Armour

Six-Day War 1967 Author: McNab, Chris Code: 60620 Price: AU $29.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 02/04/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
A detailed study of one of the greatest tank battles since World War II, as some 950 Egyptian tanks confronted about 800 tanks of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the Sinai Peninsula. This momentous clash came to be known as the Six-Day War, and was a critical laboratory for two competing and contrasting systems of armored warfare.
9781781558164

Off Target

American Guided Bombs, Missiles and Drones 1917-1948 Author: Wolf, William Code: 60413 Price: AU $101.00 Format: Hardback / 544 pages Publisher: FONTHILL Published date: 18/03/2021 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
'Off Target' relates in detail the then "Secret" research, development, and combat employment of these early guided bombs, missiles, and drones from 1917 to 1948. Using formerly Secret/Confidential manuals, reports, microfilm print outs, and photos, author Wolf, gives the air war historian and enthusiast an in depth look at this unknown topic.
9781838860714

Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II

Jet aircraft, ballistic missiles and super tanks Author: Ford, Roger Code: 60194 Price: AU $39.98 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS LTD Published date: 05/02/2021 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II reveals the extent of German secret weapons' development, including reference tables, diagrams, colourful maps and charts and photographs, building into an essential reference guide for anyone interested in the history of Germany's secret weapons programme.
9781472839268

American Guided Missiles of World War II

Author: Zaloga, Steven J. Code: 59329 Price: AU $24.99 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 04/09/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

World War II was a significant period of development for American missile programs, during which time the US built pioneering examples of guided weapons systems. However, whilst the German missiles of World War II are famous around the world, their American counterparts have remained shrouded in secrecy, despite the fact that they formed the ......

9781472837172

World War II German Super-Heavy Siege Guns

Author: Romanych, Marc Code: 58884 Price: AU $24.88 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 28/08/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
As the outbreak of World War II approached, Nazi Germany ordered artillery manufacturers Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to build several super-heavy siege guns, vital to smash through French and Belgian fortresses that stood in the way of the Blitzkrieg. These 'secret weapons' were much larger than the siege artillery of World War I and included the ......
9782815105392

Second World War Inventions

Author: Bauduin, Philippe Code: 59339 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Published date: 23/08/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

It was around the 1930s that many of the products, devices and concepts as we know them today have been discovered: antibiotics, radars, turbojets, plastics from rubbers and synthetic fuels, Radio... But we will have to wait until the beginning of World War II to make all these inventions and finally find their industrial development. This book ......

9781472838131

The PIAT

Britain's anti-tank weapon of World War II Author: Moss, Matthew Code: 59977 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/08/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Designed in 1942, Britains innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germanys formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and development organization known colloquially as ......

9780764359408

Hummel and Nashorn/Hornisse

German Self-Propelled Artillery in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 58854 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 21/07/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
The Hummel ("bumblebee") and Nashorn ("rhinoceros") are two of Nazi Germany's most widely recognised self-propelled artillery pieces. The Hummel, with its heavy field howitzer, was indispensable as heavy field artillery despite its open-top fighting compartment. The Nashorn, also known as the Hornisse ("hornet"), utilised the same chassis but ......
9781526749833

Hitler's Anti-Tank Weapons 1939-1945

Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Author: Seidler, Hans Code: 59182 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 15/07/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
Graphic images, many never seen before, of German anti-tank weapons. Covers wide range of anti-tank (Pak) weapons and ancillary equipment.
9781472835260

US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

Author: Stille, Mark Code: 58207 Price: AU $16.24 (was AU $24.99) Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 06/02/2020 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
Faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the Soviet Union in the early days of the Cold War, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from World War II, the USN placed a great priority on developing air defence cruise missiles and getting them to sea to protect the fleet. The first of these missiles were ......
9788365958556

3.7 Flak 18/36/37

Camera On Author: Ranger, Alan Code: 58034 Price: AU $29.46 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLISHING Published date: 20/01/2020 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
This latest photo album in the "Camera On" series shows in detail the German army's anti-aircraft weapon used during WWII.
9781612008189

American Armor in the Pacific

Author: Guardia, Mike Code: 58061 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 15/12/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
This Casemate Illustrated illustrates US Army and Marine Corps' amor operations during the Pacific Campaign of WWII, from 1942-45.
9781472831798

German Guided Missiles of World War II

Fritz-X to Wasserfall and X4 Author: Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) Code: 57600 Price: AU $24.99 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/11/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
Although not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean in 1943. In their most famous use, the Italian battleship Roma was sunk by a Fritz-X attack in ......
9781526746436

Bren Gun Carrier

Britain's Universal War Machine Author: Jackson, Robert Code: 57773 Price: AU $47.99 Format: Paperback / 64 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 07/11/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
Concise account of the design, development and battlefield performance of the Bren Gun Carrier in the Second World War.
9781526750471

British Naval Weapons of World War Two

The John Lambert Collection, Volume II: Escort and Minesweeper Weapons Author: Friedman, Norman Code: 57094 Price: AU $71.50 (was AU $110.00) Format: Hardback / 240 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 15/09/2019 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
The first systematic publication of a famous plans collection.
9781781557006

Blue Streak

Britain's Medium Range Ballistic Missile Author: Boyes, John Code: 52448 Price: AU $57.99 Format: Hardback / 240 pages Publisher: FONTHILL Published date: 03/09/2019 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
In 1955, Britain with US assistance, started development of a medium range ballistic missile. The idea was to give Britain an independent nuclear capability to take it through to the 1970s. The need for underground launchers added to what was an already complex project and this, allied to ever-increasing costs, saw the project cancelled in 1960.
9781472832528

Mortain 1944

Hitler's Normandy Panzer offensive Author: Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) Code: 56101 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 30/06/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
Following the successful landings in Normandy on D-Day and consolidation during Operation Cobra, the Wehrmacht was ordered to begin a counter-offensive named Operation Luttich. The plan was to send a large Panzer force across the First US Army sector, cutting off its spearheads, and finally reach Avranches on the coast. Had this succeeded, it ......
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German Self-Propelled Guns on the Battlefield

English/Hungarian text Author: Feenstra, Jon Code: 56687 Price: AU $52.94 Format: Hardback Publisher: PEKO PUBLISHING KFT. Published date: 03/06/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
In the nineteenth volume of this photo-monograph series, German self-propelled guns on the battlefield were displayed with more than hundred unpublished photographs from various German made self-proppelled guns widely known as Hummel, Wespe, Sturmtiger, Bison I and many more. The hardcover, landscape formatted book kept the highest possible ......
9781526747679

British Naval Weapons of World War Two

The John Lambert Collection, Volume I: Destroyer Weapons Author: Friedman, Norman Code: 55845 Price: AU $105.00 Format: Hardback / 320 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 04/03/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
The first systematic publication of the famous plans, The John Lambert collection.
9781472825896

Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939-45

Author: Pegler, Martin Code: 55208 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 11/02/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days
The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War ......
9781782747086

Modern Air-Launched Weapons

Author: Dougherty, Martin J Code: 55261 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 24/01/2019 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
From the unguided Mk 82 bomb used by U.S. forces to the Russian-Indian Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, Modern Air-Launched Weapons is a detailed guide to the complex world of aircraft munitions. It shows how combinations of various weapons and pods are loaded onto major aircraft types such as the F-15, B-1B, Su-30 and EF2000 Typhoon, and how ......
9781782746836

The MP 40 "Schmeisser"

History. Design. Specifications. Combat Performance. Author: Ingram, Mike Code: 55549 Price: AU $29.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 06/12/2018 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days
Of all infantry weapons conceived during the 20th century, few were as important as the submachine gun, a weapon designed specifically for close-quarter combat. This illustrated history examines what was arguably the best such weapon during World War II: the German MP 40. The MP 40 "Schmeisser" - the name comes from the famous German weapons ......
9781782746294

German Weapons of World War II

Author: Hart, Dr Stephen Code: 52110 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 20/09/2018 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

From fighter planes to guns and ships, this compendium explores the most important and influential pieces of weaponry and equipment used by the German armed services in World War II.

What were the weapons that made the Nazis seemingly invincible? Beginning with the equipment employed by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS, such as the ......

9781782746300

Russian Weapons of World War II

Author: Porter, David Code: 52111 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 20/09/2018 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

From artillery to aircraft, tanks to trucks, this expert guide explores the weaponry that made the Russian Army so powerful during World War II. 

The Soviet forces during World War II had some of the most reliable, robust, and in some cases revolutionary military hardware available. Here is every weapon deployed by the Red Army ......

9780948092787

Arms and Armour of the First World War

Author: Ferguson, Jonathan Code: 50865 Price: AU $29.95 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES Published date: 13/12/2017 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
This book offers an extended introduction to the artillery and personal firearms of the Great War, with particular focus on iconic weapons such as the Maxim machine gun. It is a unique insight into the material culture that not only enabled the horrors of the Somme, Passchendaele and Gallipoli but also provided the means to bring peace in 1918.
9781526715050

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War

Author: Finlayson, David A Code: 50340 Price: AU $75.00 Format: Hardback / 392 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 07/12/2017 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

_Pioneers of Armour in the Great War_ tells the story of the only Australian mechanised units of the Great War. The 1st Australian Armoured Car Section, later the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, and the Special Tank Section were among the trailblazers of mechanisation and represented the cutting edge of technology on the Great War battlefield. ......

9780750982467

Tank Hunter

World War One Author: Moore, Craig Code: 50166 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 240 pages Publisher: HISTORY PRESS Published date: 02/11/2017 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The First World Wars fierce battles saw the need to develop military technology beyond anything previously imagined: as exposed infantry and cavalry were mowed down by relentless machine-gun attacks, so tanks were developed. Here author Craig Moore presents every First World War tank, from the prototype `Little Willie, through the French heavy ......

9781785210990

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Manual

From 1960 Author: Walton, Greg Code: 49890 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 160 pages Publisher: HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP Published date: 25/07/2017 Availability: Sorry, this is no longer available
The US Army's 68-ton M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank entered service in 1980 when it was deployed extensively in the stand-offs of the Cold War. It saw combat during Gulf 1 (1991), the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and in Afghanistan (2010). Its revolutionary design incorporates a powerful multi-fuel turbine engine, sophisticated Burlington composite ......
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