While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s.The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipist...Loe edasi...
This book reviews whether the current regime or legal apparatus in place can effectively address breaches in Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) and analyses the responsibility of global players. The work endeavors to map out the main gaps and some pos...Loe edasi...
The integration ML with robotics and weaponry is revolutionizing mechanical engineering by enabling intelligent systems that can adapt, learn, and operate autonomously. In robotics, ML allows systems to process vast amounts of data from sensors to...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691272672)
A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440;...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Feb-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Toronto Press, ISBN-13: 9781487510886)
Governing Military Sacrifice examines the deterioration of the relationship between citizen-soldiering and military sacrifice. As a key historical archetype, the citizen-soldier has come to represent the highest expression of devotion for...Loe edasi...
A nuclear historian gives a new, surprising account of one of the most controversial actions in history—how the United States deployed the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II—and the fallout that continues to haunt us...Loe edasi...
From award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bombPaveway, the first smart bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing...Loe edasi...
Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated study describes and depicts the machine guns equipping Soviet and Russian troops after 1945....Loe edasi...
The Munitionettes focuses on the lives of a special group of women and girls in the lead-up to and during the First World War. The Munitionettes focuses on the lives of a special group of women and girls in the lead-up to and during the First...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: State House Press / McWhiney Foundation Press, ISBN-13: 9781649670274)
Few topics have fascinated American readers more than the Civil War. Occurring as it did at the beginning of a new industrial age, it fostered a wide variety of strange and innovation contraptions that shaped the course of the conflict. Texans we...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-May-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250276735)
Examines the axes foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture. Illustrations. A brilliant and bloody examination of the axes foundational role in hum...Loe edasi...
Ballistics examines the analytical and computational tools for predicting a weapons behavior in terms of pressure, stress, and velocity, demonstrating their applications in ammunition and weapons design. It includes updated and revised equations, e...Loe edasi...
The must-have reference on the submachine guns produced at the Erfurter Maschinenfabrik.Volume 3 of a monumental three-part illustrated history of ERMA, the Erfurter Maschinenfabrik. ERMA is best known for production of German small...Loe edasi...
The political phenomenon known as the ‘Springtime of the Nations’ swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing old autocratic regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities and...Loe edasi...
Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them.A substantial and impressive piece of scholarship, one that will serve scholars and enthusiasts of medieval arms and ar...Loe edasi...
An exhaustive guide to the handgun models produced at the Erfurter Maschinenfabrik An exhaustive guide to the handgun models produced at the Erfurter Maschinenfabrik. Volume 2 of a monumental three-part illustrated...Loe edasi...
ERMAs corporate history from 1920 to 1997, and a detailed illustrated guide to the rifle and shotgun models produced at the factory ERMAs corporate history from 1924 to 2003, and a detailed illustrated guide to the rifle and shotgun...Loe edasi...
A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanese War. A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanes...Loe edasi...
A gripping, real-life thriller following the authors’ attempt to uncover the truth about one of the world’s most wanted men.Karl Lee, alias Li Fangwei, plays a key role in the secret struggle between the world powers, bypas...Loe edasi...
How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge This book by military strategist Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., is the definitive take on the race for military dominance in the twenty...Loe edasi...
The Official U.S. Army Pistol Training Manual provides the framework for training and using a service pistol, including equipment, ammunition, and shooting. The Official U.S. Army Pistol Training Manual provides the f...Loe edasi...
The first book to present the amazing swords and armor belonging to the most famous Samurai in Japanese history!Paul Martin, a world-renowned scholar of Japanese swords, takes us on a journey of discovery of samurai culture thro...Loe edasi...
This book reviews whether the current regime or legal apparatus in place can effectively address breaches in Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) and analyses the responsibility of global players. The work endeavors to map out the main gaps and some pos...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Aug-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526179081)
This volume offers an innovative and counter-intuitive study of how and why AI-infused weapon systems will affect the strategic stability between nuclear-armed states. Johnson demystifies the hype surrounding AI in the context of nuclear weapons a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Lyons Press, ISBN-13: 9781493078585)
The story of the development of American arms manufacturing and how ingenuity and inventiveness made the United States the major arms supplier to the world beginning in the mid-nineteenth century-- Arming the world is the story of the de...Loe edasi...
The design and production of the airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft of the USAAF during World War Two was an example of a rapid wartime evolutionary process. In three short years, the USAAF went from hand-built prototypes to full scale p...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Fonthill Media LLc, ISBN-13: 9781625450821)
In a series of imperial adventures in the mid- to late nineteenth century, often in cooperation with the Royal Navy, the United States Navy put armed landing parties ashore in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Their purpose was chiefly to...Loe edasi...
Historian and systems engineer Lars Celander surveys the different types of drones, detailing their navigation, communication, sensor systems and weaponry.An in-depth analysis of how drones have revolutionized ground combat, including combat experien...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Institution of Engineering and Technology, ISBN-13: 9781837249633)
An advanced 3 volume introduction to tactical guided missiles covering propulsion, aerodynamics, guidance and control, and warheads. The books bridge the gap between the well-established theories of combustion, fluid mechanics, explosive materials,...Loe edasi...
This book reviews whether the current regime or legal apparatus in place can effectively address breaches in Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) and analyses the responsibility of global players. The work endeavors to map out the main gaps and some pos...Loe edasi...
The integration ML with robotics and weaponry is revolutionizing mechanical engineering by enabling intelligent systems that can adapt, learn, and operate autonomously. In robotics, ML allows systems to process vast amounts of data from sensors to...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691272672)
A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440;...Loe edasi...
The sequel to The English Longbow, this volume completes the history of English military archery. It investigates the final century of the bow as the most important weapon in the English army, reaching its apogee under Henry VIII before facing and fa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Feb-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Toronto Press, ISBN-13: 9781487510886)
Governing Military Sacrifice examines the deterioration of the relationship between citizen-soldiering and military sacrifice. As a key historical archetype, the citizen-soldier has come to represent the highest expression of devotion for...Loe edasi...
A nuclear historian gives a new, surprising account of one of the most controversial actions in history—how the United States deployed the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II—and the fallout that continues to haunt us...Loe edasi...
From award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bombPaveway, the first smart bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing...Loe edasi...
This book covers the development and deployment of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in different conflicts and combat operations. It provides a brief background of the industry and program histories, and combat deployment of the resulting...Loe edasi...
Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated study describes and depicts the machine guns equipping Soviet and Russian troops after 1945....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Dec-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Naval Institute Press, ISBN-13: 9781682479728)
This new volume from the Blue and Gold Professional Library describes and analyzes the tactical employment of naval combat arms, including surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, and naval special forces in a high-intensity convention...Loe edasi...
Two innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft. Both saw extensive use during W...Loe edasi...
The first encounter between British armour and the Red Army was not on friendly terms – with the British sending surplus tanks to reinforce the pro-monarchy White Army in the Russian Civil War. When the Reds won, war trophy Mark V heavy tanks as well...Loe edasi...
A nuclear historian gives a new, surprising account of one of the most controversial actions in history—how the United States deployed the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II—and the fallout that continues to haunt us...Loe edasi...
A nuclear historian gives a new, surprising account of one of the most controversial actions in history—how the United States deployed the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II—and the fallout that continues to haunt us...Loe edasi...
The Munitionettes focuses on the lives of a special group of women and girls in the lead-up to and during the First World War. The Munitionettes focuses on the lives of a special group of women and girls in the lead-up to and during the First...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: State House Press / McWhiney Foundation Press, ISBN-13: 9781649670274)
Few topics have fascinated American readers more than the Civil War. Occurring as it did at the beginning of a new industrial age, it fostered a wide variety of strange and innovation contraptions that shaped the course of the conflict. Texans we...Loe edasi...
Surveillance, assassination, and war by proxy--all ingredients for an unending disaster that never seems to end for those exposed to the wrath of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Despite the prevalence of these and other malign acts, few observers...Loe edasi...
No book will ever come closer than this to providing an inside overview of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover’s nuclear propulsion program. The author, an Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) historian assigned to the admiral’s office, spent years observing the pro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-May-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250276735)
Examines the axes foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture. Illustrations. A brilliant and bloody examination of the axes foundational role in hum...Loe edasi...
