Weapons & Equipment

In the late 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense established a nuclear weapons depository in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. For more than...

It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb--it was engineers, chemists and young physicists in their twenties, many not yet having earned ...

Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living ...

The M1 carbine is a .30-caliber, semiautomatic rifle that first appeared in 1942 as a standard firearm for the US military during World War II. It ...

Official US government advice on how to survive an atomic attack including full instructions on building your own nuclear shelter. In 1949 the So...

This guide showcases knives used by America's clandestine military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It provides the collector and others i...

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrog...

Connecticut in the American Civil War offers readers a remarkable window into the state's involvement in a conflict that challenged and defined the...

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 ...

In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that the United States would engage Russia to seek further reduction in our nuclear...

During the 1930s the popular press were carrying stories of a death ray that could disable aircraft, and it became such a popular notion that an in...

A Bucket of Sunshine a term coined by RAF aircrew for the nuclear bomb that their aircraft would be armed with - is a first-hand insight into life...

The armies of the Third Reich were a formidable foe for the Allied forces - largely thanks to the effectiveness of their equipment and weaponry. In...

Sand, Planes and Submarines is an unlikely title for a book about the role two small towns far from the sea played in the First World War. Yet this...

This book charts the development of military vehicles from steam-powered tractors to modern main battle tanks. The story reveals how such vehicles ...

The AK47 Assault Rifle is the worlds most prolific and iconic weapon with over 80 million produced. Today, the largest threat the armies of the UK,...

How much can you really find out about the Weapons of the First World War in five minutes? This handy little history book will surpass all your exp...

Often described as the misuse of science, chemical and biological weapons have incurred widespread opposition over the years. Despite condemnation ...