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Arming the World
American Gun-Makers in the Gilded Age
Arming the World tells the story of the American small arms industry from the early 1800's through the post-Civil War era. From the first days of the republic, the federal government determined that the United States should produce arms in a new, and radically different, way. Rejecting the time-worn artisanal methods followed in European ......
ISBN-13: 9781493078585 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LYONS PRESS
Geoffrey S. Stewart
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Local release date: 23/07/2024
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Ordnance, weapons technology [TTMW]

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Misfire
The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam
Misfire combines insider knowledge of U.S. Army weapons development with firsthand combat experience to tell the story of the M16-iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War and, indeed, as the U.S. military's standard service rifle until only a few years ago despite its tragic failure.
ISBN-13: 9780811772983 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: STACKPOLE BOOKS
Bob Orkand, Lyman Duryea
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AUD $51.99
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Local release date: 01/10/2023
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Vietnam War [HBWS2]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Ordnance, weapons technology [TTMW]Vietnam [1FMV]

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A History of Artillery
A History of Artillery traces the development of artillery through the ages, providing a thorough study of these weapons from its earliest recorded use to recent conflicts.
ISBN-13: 9781538178195 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Jeremy Black
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AUD $175.00
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Local release date: 25/05/2023
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Ordnance, weapons technology [TTMW]

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Off Target
American Guided Bombs, Missiles and Drones 1917-1948
'Off Target' relates in detail the then "Secret" research, development, and combat employment of these early guided bombs, missiles, and drones from 1917 to 1948. Using formerly Secret/Confidential manuals, reports, microfilm print outs, and photos, author Wolf, gives the air war historian and enthusiast an in depth look at this unknown topic.
ISBN-13: 9781781558164 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
William Wolf
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AUD $121.00
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Local release date: 18/03/2021
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Categories: Weapons & equipment [JWM]Military aircraft [JWMV3]Aviation manufacturing industry [KNDV]

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Take Cover!
The Home Guard Manuals of Colonel Wade
ISBN-13: 9780948092930 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS
Imprint: UNICORN PRESS
G A Wade, G a Wade
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AUD $80.99
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Local release date: 13/02/2020
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Categories: General & world history [HBG]British & Irish history [HBJD1]20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]Military history [HBW]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Ordnance, weapons technology [TTMW]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]20th century [3JJ]

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Per Ardua
Training an RAF Phantom Crew
Flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was a young mans dream but the path from "Civvy Street" to operational on a fighter squadron was long, arduous and beset with obstacles.
ISBN-13: 9781781557129 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Philip Keeble, David Gledhill
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AUD $66.99
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Local release date: 05/12/2019
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Categories: Weapons & equipment [JWM]

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Patton and His Pistols
The Favorite Side Arms of General George S. Patton, Jr.
Intrigued by hints of "the bigger man" behind the war personality of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., the Curator of History of the West Point Museum and a former "Army wife" studied and compared innumerable legends and stories about him. The resulting profile is the unvarnished Patton, as the public saw him and as his friends and soldiers knew him. ......
ISBN-13: 9780811737609 (Paperback)
Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS (NBN)
Imprint: STACKPOLE BOOKS
Perry Parke
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Local release date: 26/08/2018
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Second World War [HBWQ]Weapons & equipment [JWM]

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Cracking the Zero Mystery
How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted World War II Fighter Plane
The Akutan Zero as it appeared when it flew from the Japanese carrier Ryujo to attach Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 4, 1942. Painting by John Hume.
ISBN-13: 9780811722353 (Paperback)
Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS (NBN)
Imprint: STACKPOLE BOOKS
Jim Rearden
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Local release date: 27/07/2018
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Categories: Air forces & warfare [JWG]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Japan [1FPJ]USA [1KBB]

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Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt
Explore the Egyptian war machine of the New Kingdom and discover how it was supplied and how it fought, the use of logistics and rations, as well as the designs of hand weapons and bows. Many pieces of kit have been reconstructed for the book, giving the reader a very immediate sense of what an Egyptian warrior's equipment looked like.
ISBN-13: 9781781555804 (Hardback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
Paul Elliott
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AUD $53.99
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Local release date: 13/09/2017
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Categories: Military history [HBW]Land forces & warfare [JWD]Military tactics [JWKT]Weapons & equipment [JWM]Military life & institutions [JWT]Egypt [1HBE]Ancient Egypt [1QDAE]BCE to c 500 CE [3D]