Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons
Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons

Author: Timothy M. Laur

Publisher: Berkley Trade

Published: 1998-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780425164372

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An accessible encyclopedia of military weapons represents a collaboration with The Army, Navy, and Air Force Times, and covers each weapon system, its evolution, development, and combat experience.

The Navy Times Book of Submarines
The Navy Times Book of Submarines

Author: Brayton Harris

Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780425157770

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Shattering long-held myths and misunderstandings, author Brayton Harris traces the development of the submarine through an era in which writers of fiction saw the merits better than most professionals -- until the Germans almost won World War I. He covers the professional and political arrogance that delayed antisubmarine development for so long that German submarines almost won World War II as well, and examines post-war progress toward the truly awesome submarine of today. Along the way, Harris explores the shifting moral issues of "unrestricted" naval warfare, outlines the hundred-year search for an effective underwater power plant that culminated in the nuclear reactor, and raises important questions about the future. A fascinating exploration of the steps and stumbles during development, a rousing tribute to those who fought and died, and a powerful study of the submarine's impact on America, The Navy Times Book of Submarines is an unparalleled source for understanding the great "hunters of the deep".

Inside the VC and the NVA
Inside the VC and the NVA

Author: Michael Lee Lanning

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1603444181

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Here is real story of North Vietnam's armed forces. Lanning served as a platoon leader and company commander in Vietnam, and as public affairs officer for General Schwartzkopf. Now he and Cragg, a sergeant-major who served five years in Vietnam, tell how the communists won that conflict by using the individual soldier.

Modern Fighting Helicopters
Modern Fighting Helicopters

Author: Bill Gunston

Publisher: Salamander Books (PA)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780861019458

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This illustrated analysis of one of the premier combat weapons on the modern battlefield looks at the designs, weapons and tactics of 40 of today''s military helicopters, including the Kamov Ka-50 and Ka-52 and the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche'

Apache AH-64 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) 1976–2005
Apache AH-64 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) 1976–2005

Author: Chris Bishop

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-07-20

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1849089752

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The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas, formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the US Army's primary attack helicopter, and the most advanced helicopter gunship flying today. The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s, it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world, seeing action in the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book examines the design, development and deployment of a quick-reacting, airborne weapons system that can fight close and deep to destroy, disrupt, or delay enemy forces.

Into Laos
Into Laos

Author: Keith William Nolan

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780440200444

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An eyewitness account of the last major operation the Americans fought in Vietnam, focusing on the soldiers as individuals and on the previously neglected aspects of the battles that were not reported by the press