Weapons category: 1025 books
Tools of War
History of Weapons in Early Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Warfare of the early modern period is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive, including artillery and handguns; for this reason the era is also referred to as the age of gunpowder warfare (a concept introduced by Michael...
by Department of the Army
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
The U.S. Department of the Army is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and authors The Soldier's Guide, The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, U.S. Army Ranger Handbook, U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat, U.S. Army First Aid Manual, U.S. Army Weapons Systems, U.S. Army Special Forces...
Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons
A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
From the very earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have wanted to develop weapons with more firepower. This has inevitably led to a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history...
Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation in the Department of Defense: Role of Research and Development 1945-2000
The Role of Research and Development 1945-2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
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A broad historical overview of changing institutional patterns of technological innovation with the Defense Department's major weapons laboratories.
Examines...
by Henry Pratap Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Gunpowder has been considered as one of the most important discoveries made by man after the wheel. Interestingly, the origin of gunpowder is still shrouded in uncertainty. Nobody can definitely say who actually invented gunpowder and when. Common belief has it that gunpowder was invented in China and...
Hitler's Revenge Weapons
The Final Blitz of London
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
From September 1940 until May 1941, Britain - especially Greater London - suffered heavily under a barrage of day and nighttime raids by the then mighty Luftwaffe; raids which killed some 20,000 people and destroyed or damaged one million homes during what came to be known as the London Blitz. A ‘baby...
What the Citizen Should Know About Our Arms and Weapons
A Guide to Weapons from the 1940s
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Originally published in 1941, this book of military ordnance was written in order to bring information to the non-military public during the time of uncertainty that marked the beginnings of the United States’ involvement in World War II. This volume was originally meant to bring comfort and understanding...
A History of Weapons
Crossbows and Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
One day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the morning star, and the man catcher, while...
Kamikaze
Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944–45
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The destruction of much of the remainder of the Japanese fleet and its air arm in the later half of 1944 left the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable to attack by US naval and air forces. In desperation, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using "special attack†? formations, or suicide attacks....
This We'll Defend
The Weapons and Equipment of the U.S. Army
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
The U.S. Army is the best-equipped force in military history, from the simple bayonet to multi-million-dollar technological marvels like the M1 Abrams tank and Apache Longbow helicopter.
This We'll Defend outlines the most important weapons and equipment the Army currently uses. All facts,...
The Small Arms Encyclopedia
Global Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The Small Arms Encyclopedia is a complete collection of the world’s greatest firearms. Take an in-depth look at the weapons crafted in Britain, Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany (Third Reich and Eastern/Western), Greece, and many many more. This incredible source of information has been...
Japanese Throwing Weapons
Mastering Shuriken Throwing Techniques (Downloadable Media Included)
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Master the Japanese art of shuriken throwing with this illustrated martial arts guide.
Japanese Throwing Weapons: Mastering Shuriken Throwing Techniques is a detailed instruction manual for learning authentic shuriken throwing techniques as practiced in Japan, known as shuriken-jutsu. Daniel...
The Art of Throwing
The Definitive Guide to Thrown Weapons Techniques (Downloadable Media Included)
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Concise and informative, The Art of Throwing is the ultimate introduction to the exciting world of throwing weapons.
It provides thorough explanation and instruction on everything from grips and stances, targets and trajectories, and even how to construct your own weapons. The fundamentals...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Fully illustrated and updated for 2017, this massive report provides details about hundreds of U.S. Navy systems - patrol craft, carriers, ships, aircraft, nuclear submarines, transports, helicopters, electronic systems, and much more. Every major ongoing project of the Navy is comprehensively described...