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THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO THE SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 19th Edition


by Norman Polmar


“Norman Polmar, with this work and his many earlier books—he has 50 to his credit—and other writings, is the most mature and...





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FIELD ARTILLERY AND FIREPOWER





FIELD ARTILLERY AND FIREPOWER


by Maj. Gen. J.B.A. Bailey


This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time...





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MARINES UNDER ARMOR





MARINES UNDER ARMOR


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In this story of men, machines and missions, Kenneth Estes tells how the U.S. Marine Corps came to acquire the armored fighting vehicle and what it...





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NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR ONE


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Although the Great War might be regarded as the heyday of the big-gun at sea, it also saw the maturing of underwater weapons—the mine and...





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NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE





NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE


by Norman Friedman


Over the past decade, the United States has moved toward a new style of warfare, called network centric, that uses an almost real-time, shared...





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PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL WEAPON SYSTEMS, 2nd Edition


by Craig Payne


This textbook is intended to serve as an introduction to the underlying science and engineering of weapons used in the naval service.  The...





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SIDEWINDER


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In the mid-1950s a small group of overworked, underpaid scientists and engineers, working on a remote base in the Mojave Desert, developed a weapon...





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STRIKE WARFARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY


by Dale E. Knutsen


Strike warfare is a term rarely used in the media and almost never explained, although reports of conflicts often describe its application or effects...





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NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 18TH EDITION





THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 18TH EDITION


by Norman Polmar


Packed with authoritative information, up-to-date photographs, line drawings, maps, and useful appendixes, this timely new guide describes the U.S....





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THE U.S. NUCLEAR ARSENAL





THE U.S. NUCLEAR ARSENAL


by Norman Polmar


The atomic bomb ended the war against Japan in 1945 and became the centerpiece of U.S. and Soviet military strategy for the next 45 years. In...





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ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE





ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE


by David Owen


The author of more than twenty books on scientific and historical subjects, David Owen presents an authoritative yet highly readable account of the...





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GERMAN NAVAL GUNS, 1939-1945





GERMAN NAVAL GUNS, 1939-1945


by Miroslaw Skwiot



	From the huge 15-inch guns carried by the Bismarck to the smallest machine gun used by coastal forces, this comprehensive encyclopedia covers every...





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GUNN SIGHTS





GUNN SIGHTS


by Tom Gunn



	Tom Gunn had a life-altering career change in 1975 when he went from an eight-year stint as staff lawyer with the U.S. Senate to a job in aerospace...





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MISSLE CONTAGION





MISSILE CONTAGION


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	After first assessing the state of ballistic missile proliferation in the Middle East, South Asia, and Northeast Asia, Dennis Gormley identifies...





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NAVAL FIREPOWER





NAVAL FIREPOWER


by Norman Friedman



	For more than half a century the big gun was the arbiter of naval power, but it was useless if it could not hit the target fast and hard enough to...





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