Weapons & Equipment

Perhaps no other aircraft in aviation history has been such a well-kept secret as the United States’ Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. This cutting-edge ai...

The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armoured vehicle in the world. Fielded in 1960 as a simple 'battlefield taxi', over 80,000 M113s wou...

This is an authoritative history and visual directory of sharp-edged weapons and blades from around the world, with more than 700 stunning photogra...

The Jaguar was an iconic aircraft to come from Anglo-French collaboration and one of the first to be conceived with a predatory attack and low-leve...

This book includes topics ranging from the earliest planes to the supersonic jets of today, featuring images from the Imperial War Museum. It is an...

The Avro Lancaster took the RAF’s bombing campaign right to the heart of Nazi Germany, night after night, despite suffering appalling losses. The u...

This is a complete A-Z directory of bombers, from the early attacks of 1914 through to the Blitz, the Dambusters and the atomic bomb raids. It incl...

In this book, the Spitfire, Lancaster, Messerschmitt, Mustang and Flying Fortress are shown in 500 photographs and illustrations. It is a visual gu...

The Royal Navy's dramatic race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine.5 August 2005. On a secret mission to an underwater military install...

This is an illustrated encyclopedia with more than 500 photographs. It is an illustrated guide for the most powerful military seafaring vessels, wi...

This title covers 100 years of cargo trucks, troop-carrying trucks, wreckers, tankers, ambulances, communications vehicles and amphibious vehicles,...

This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, de...

This is a country-by-country directory of ships, from the early torpedo boat destroyers of the 1890s through to the specialist anti-aircraft vessel...

The armies of the world have used literally hundreds of different motorcycles over the last 100 years, with many companies succeeding and then disa...

This title tells the story of an iconic aircraft from World War II, that is illustrated with over 250 colour and black and white photographs. It ta...

J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story be...

Based on the author's own involvement as an engineer at the company through the 1950s and early 1960s and on more recent research of the archives a...

Best-ever dishes for family meals, quick suppers, dinner parties and special events, shown in more than 500 tempting photographs