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  • The Greatest Knight

    The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones

    A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows at age five, William Marshal defied all odds to become one of England’s most celebrated knights. Thomas ... Read more

    Was $17.29 USD Now $12.49 USD

  • Countdown to Zero Day

    Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

    by Kim Zetter ...
    Top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.In January 2010, inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency noticed that centrifuges at an Iranian uranium enrichment plant ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • The Panzer III

    Hitler's Beast of Burden

    Series series Images of War
    The Panzerkampfwagen III Panzer III was one of the German army's principal tanks of the Second World War, yet its history is often overlooked in comparison to its more famous successors the Panzer IV, Panther and Tiger. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this volume in the Images of War series, provides a visual account of the tank in over 150 wartime photographs and describes in a concise text its ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 雪風:聯合艦隊盛衰的最後奇蹟

    by 豐田 穰 ...
    Translated by 鄭天恩 ...
    Series series 戰爭歷史
    戰火中不沉的奇蹟艦,扭轉一次次生死瞬間從聯合艦隊到國軍旗艦,歷史穿越戰後時代直木獎作家描繪的真實海戰記報導文學筆法重現真實,為倖存者與亡者作見證這是關於傳說中的不沉驅逐艦的故事。她幾度穿越九死一生的激烈戰鬥,總是能平安歸來,雖然有人以「會吃掉僚艦」的雪風來稱呼她,但顯見雪風的運氣是獲得基層官兵的認可。《雪風》以日本海軍陽炎型驅逐艦「雪風」為主角,詳細描繪了這艘被譽為「幸運艦」的艦艇在太平洋戰爭中的歷程。「雪風」從開戰初期就參與了泗水海戰、中途島、索羅門海戰、馬里亞納海戰、雷伊泰灣、大和特攻等幾乎所有重大海戰或行動,從一開始的打雜式護衛任務,到最後被賦予越來越吃重的角色。隨著同單位姐妹艦的凋零,始終留在現場的雪風,逐漸成為作戰的重心。面對再多的生死交關,「雪風」卻始終奇蹟般倖存返航,成為日本聯合艦隊少數損傷輕微的艦艇。戰後,「雪風」作為賠償艦移交中華民國海軍,改名「丹陽」 ... Read more

    $13.85 USD

  • Battleships

    An Illustrated History

    by David Ross ...
    Series series World's Greatest
    For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation’s power, wealth and pride.The World’s Greatest Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in the last 500 years. Beginning with English king Henry VIII’s flagship, Henry Grace à Dieu, the book covers all the main ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94

    Series Book 20 - New Vanguard
    The T-34-85 tank is one of those rare weapons that have remained in service for more than half a century.First introduced in 1944, it has seen combat in nearly every corner of the globe. Alongside detailed illustrations, Steven Zaloga and Jim Kinnear look at this long-serving Soviet tank at length, including its operational history, design and development, and later modifications.Although long ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Art of the Japanese Sword

    The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciation

    In The Art of the Japanese Sword, master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a detailed look at the entire process of Japanese sword making, including the finishing and appreciation of Japanese blades.Japanese sword art stands out in many ways: functionality as a weapon, sophisticated metallurgy and metalsmithing, the shape of the blade itself—all contribute to the beauty of these remarkable ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Armour of Hitler's Allies in Action, 1943–1945

    by Ian Baxter ...
    Series series Images of War
    While much has been written about the Nazis' panzers, comparatively little is known about the armored vehicles in service with the other Axis armies. This classic Images of War book redresses the balance by covering in detail the equipment operated by these nations supporting Hitler's war machine. Using rare and often unpublished photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook

    Explosives & Propellants, Mines & Grenades, Mortars & Rockets, Small Arms Weapons & Ammunition Fuses, Detonators, & Delay Mechanisms

    Series series US Army Survival
    A guide to creating munitions from seemingly harmless materials that can be found in drug stores, paint stores, junk piles, and military stocks.You don’t need to be a trained soldier to fully appreciate this edition of the U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook. Originally created for soldiers in guerilla warfare situations, this handbook demonstrates the techniques for constructing weapons that ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • V Weapons Hunt

    Defeating German Secret Weapons

    The V-1 and much larger V-2 rockets added a terrifying extra dimension to the Second World War. Once launched there was little that could stop the V-1s and nothing to prevent the V-2s from reaching their targets. Both were indiscriminate and struck with little or no warning. Their destructive power was awesome but it was their psychological impact on the defenseless civil population that posed ... Read more

    Was $9.89 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Centurion

    Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles

    The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever produced, and this volume in the TankCraft series by Robert Jackson is the ideal introduction to it.The Centurion came into service too late to test its ... Read more

    Was $9.89 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Disarming Hitlers V Weapons

    Bomb Disposal, the V1 and V2 rockets

    by Chris Ransted ...
    An account of the "brave men of the bomb disposal units who died disarming the weapons that Hitler hoped would save the Nazis from defeat" (Dover Express/Folkestone Herald).In 1944 the V-1s and V-2s, Hitler's "vengeance" weapons, were regarded by the Allied leaders in London as the single greatest threat they had faced. It was feared that these flying bombs and rockets might turn the tide of war ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The German 88

    The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War

    by Terry Gander ...
    The German 88 mm guns became the most famous and feared artillery pieces of the Second World War. They appeared in a whole series of forms ranging from anti-aircraft to anti-tank and tank-guns, including several self-propelled platforms. Although primarily anti-aircraft guns they gained an awesome reputation as anti-tank weapons, a reputation that remains to this day. Terry Gander, in this in ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • German Military Police Units 1939–45

    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The military policeman must be one of the least appreciated yet most indispensable military figures in modern history.In the mobile warfare of the 20th century no army could keep its vital supply routes open without the military policeman. This book documents the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the many and varied German military police units of World War II.Alongside illustrations ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Armoured Warfare and the Waffen-SS, 1944–1945

    Series series Images of War
    A pictorial history of Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS panzer and panzergrenadier divisions during the final years of World War II.Over 150 wartime photographs give a graphic snapshot of the dramatic tank battles fought by the Waffen-SS panzer and panzergrenadier divisions during 1944-5 on both the Eastern and Western fronts. By this stage of the Second World War these formations were at the height of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Glock

    The Rise of America's Gun

    Based on fifteen years of research, Glock is the riveting story of the weapon that has become known as American’s gun. Today the Glock pistol has been embraced by two-thirds of all U.S. police departments, glamorized in countless Hollywood movies, and featured as a ubiquitous presence on prime-time TV. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists, and coveted by cops and crooks alike.Created in 1982 ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • America's Buried History

    Landmines in the Civil War

    "Masterfully researched . . . destined to become a classic study of one of the most horrific weapons ever utilized during the Civil War—landmines." —Jonathan A. Noyalas, director, Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War InstituteDespite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect that has never received the in-depth attention it deserves is the widespread use of landmines ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Macedonian Army of Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359–323 BC

    This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment of the Macedonian army built by Philip II and later employed to world-changing effect by his son, Alexander III (the Great). This work explains how Philip took the traditional forces of Macedon and reformed them into the most modern and sophisticated combined-arms force in the Mediterranean world. Not only the ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • By the Sword

    A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions

    by Richard Cohen ...
    **“Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio—the definitive study, hugely readable, of man’s most deadly art.”—Simon WinchesterWith a new Preface by the author**Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who as a schoolboy would practice fencing with Bess—his future wife— when the two of them returned home from ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • 海鯤破浪:台灣潛艦發展史與國防自主之路

    The Silent Service: Taiwan’s Path to IDS Program

    by 李志德 ...
    Series series 全民國防
    歷經五任總統、數十年艱辛磨練從海龍到海鯤──潛艦國造從啟蒙走向自立首次揭露台灣造艦史上最具張力與戲劇性的一章海鯤艦的誕生,追溯至1980年代南非艦長班——那是台灣潛艦國造的萌芽期,一個遠在非洲大陸的起點。從一紙「借來」的潛艦建造合約開始,中華民國告別依賴軍援與軍售的年代,踏上自立建艦的漫長道路。這條路並不平坦。歷程時而顛簸,時而曲折;每一個關鍵時刻,往往只差一步,就可能改寫後來的命運。歷史證明,機會總是留給準備好的人。當條件齊全,「潛艦國造」不再只是遠景,而是眼前只差最後一哩路、觸手可及的成果。歷經蔣經國、李登輝、陳水扁、馬英九到蔡英文——這條潛艦國造的艱辛歷程中,拉法葉艦軍購弊案徹底形塑了海軍避而遠之的決策態度。直到陳永康提出「22年造艦計畫」,在台灣這片土地孕育潛艦的希望,曙光終於出現,潛艦國造首次不再只是構想,而是可以被具體推進的工程。這一次,無論如何,也不能讓團隊解散;無論如何 ... Read more

    $15.85 USD

  • The World's Great Tanks: From 1916 to the Present Day

    From 1916 to the Present Day

    by Ford, Roger ...
    Series series Military Classics
    The World's Great Tanks examines the best tanks to have ever entered combat - from the earliest British Mark IVs and Vs to classic World War II tanks such as the Russian T-34, the American Sherman, and the German Tiger and Panther tanks to the more modern tanks, such as the Abrams, T-72, Challenger and Leopard. The book details the development of these key vehicles and significant breakthroughs ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 7 Seconds to Die

    A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting

    by John F Antal ...
    The first full analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War—the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war—fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020—was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.This 44-day war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia was outfought, outnumbered ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The History of Tanks

    by Simon Forty ...
    The tank was born to break the deadlock of World War I’s Western Front, where trench-based defence in depth, barbed wire, machine guns and artillery, led to immense loss of life. Initially dogged by mechanical unreliability and early misuse, post-First World War development of technology and tactics saw the Germans open World War II with the devastating Blitzkrieg in which armoured divisions led ... Read more

    $4.54 USD

  • Il grande assedio di Malta

    Solimano il magnifico contro i cavalieri di Malta, 1565

    Series Book 5 - Storia
    Nel 1565 il Sultano Solimano il Magnifico decise l’invasione di Malta: oltre 40.000 turchi, capitanati da Mustafa Pascià e Piali Pascià e dal grande corsaro Dragut mossero contro le difese dell’isola, presidiate dai Cavalieri italiani, aragonesi, castigliani, francesi e tedeschi dell’Ordine di Malta e da armati spagnoli e maltesi, guidati dalla mano ferma del Gran Maestro La Valette. L’ocra delle ... Read more

    $6.99 USD