Weapons & Equipment

In April 2009, then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced he intended to significantly restructure the Army''''s Future Combat System (FCS) p...

The German armoured forces lost some 10,000 armoured fighting vehicles. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. We are for...

This volume is dedicated to 1/48, 1/72 and 1/35 scale drawings of post- World War II armoured vehicles from 1945 to 1990 and the Cold War period, o...

The mobilisation of troops and equipment has always been crucial to winning a war. During the twentieth century, the days of horse-drawn logistics ...

A comprehensive and up-to-date study of the combat and logistics vehicles which formed part of the German contingent that fought in the Spanish Civ...

The 'nose art' that decorated WW2 aircraft has received considerable attention but the images and slogans that decorated land vehicles has been les...

Arguably the most famous fighter of all time, The Spitfire Story continues the history of this iconic aircraft. From the end of the war to its fina...

The jump jet was the first vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) operational jet aircraft developed using the revolutionary vectored thrust Pe...

Although many modellers can master the basic techniques of construction, it is with the painting and finishing of their kits that many begin to str...

During the Second World War the British Army underwent a complete transformation as its number of vehicles grew from 40,000 to 1.5 million, ranging...

This book explores the determinants of Iran's foreign policy towards its GCC neighboring countries. She considers the dimensions of internal and ex...

In 1988, Scott Cook was a boarding school PE teacher responsible for the proper inflation of dodge balls. A year later, he was operating an unde...

We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging ...

WINNER OF THE PEOPLES BOOK PRIZE! Relentless and sleek. This pitch-perfect debut signals the arrival of a remarkable talent. A.J. Finn, author of ...

On September 27, 2007, Quinnipiac University and the Albert Schweitzer Institute hosted former US President Jimmy Carter and several internationall...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the mysterious story of Pakistan's attempt to develop nuclear weapons in the face of severe odds. Has...