Weapons
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The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth
$24.99 Add to cartThe Civil War’s single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we’ve been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, an… [more below]
- Series: Modern War Studies (Paperback)
- Author: Hess, Earl J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: July 11 2016
- ISBN10: 0700623833
- Language: English
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Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive That Changed the World
$18.99 Add to cartWhen Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather t… [more below]
- Author: Kelly, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0465037224
- Language: English
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Critical Mass: How Nazi Germany Surrendered Enriched Uranium for the United States’ Atomic Bomb
$24.95 Add to cartOn May 19, 1945, eleven days after the surrender of Nazi Germany in Europe, a U-boat was escorted into Portsmouth Naval Yard, New Hampshire. News reporters covering the surrender of U-234 were ordered… [more below]
- Author: Hydrick, Carter Plymton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1634241177
- Language: English
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The Complete SAS Survival Manual
$14.95 Add to cartThe essential survival training of the British Special Air Service–with 360 color illustrations–on shelter, fire, foraging, hunting, and more.
Whether you are a sportsman, survivalist, prepper, or h- Author: Davies, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 25 2011
- ISBN10: 1616082828
- Language: English
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The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears & Daggers: Through History in Over 1500 Photographs
$35.00 Add to cartThis encyclopedia traces the fascinating history of knives,
daggers, bayonets, swords, sabres and lances, from their
Palaeolithic origins through to the 21st century. Weapons
from around the world are e
- Author: Withers, Harvey J. S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0754831957
- Language: English
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Drawing the Samurai Sword: The Japanese Art of Swordsmanship; Master the Ancient Art of Iaido
$15.99 Add to cartTo the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon. It possesses a particular divinity, reflecting the soul of its maker, owner, and user. Around its mystical powers has grown the centuries-old ritual a… [more below]
- Author: Craig, Darrell Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 0804850089
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval Castle
$18.99 Add to cart“Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention… Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies.” –George R.R. Ma
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0062414798
- Language: English
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The Delaware Bay at War!: The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War Two
$29.95 Add to cartThe Delaware Bay at War!
The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War II
The defense of America’s seacoast has been one of the key concerns since the earliest years of the Republic. America
- Author: McGovern, Terrance
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 102
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1732391645
- Language: English
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Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior
$14.95 Read moreUnlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samurai
While the samurai is well known as the military nobility of medieval Japan, their range of weapons, which went far beyond the katana, bow, an- Author: Cunningham, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0804847851
- Language: English
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The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century
$30.99 Add to cartWeapons is one of the bestselling books on armament ever published. This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances
- Author: Diagram Group
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 21 2007
- ISBN10: 0312368321
- Language: English
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A History of the Samurai: Legendary Warriors of Japan
$17.99 Add to cartA History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan’s legendary warrior class from beginning to end–an epic tale of intrigue, bloodshed and bravery that is central to an understanding of the J… [more below]
- Author: Lopez-Vera, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 4805315350
- Language: English
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Randall Knives: Rare, Unique, & Experimental
$32.95 Add to cartThis is the third book in a collector’s series on Randall Made Knives, by Robert Hunt. These publications reflect the author’s interest in the historical role that knives have played and he has docume… [more below]
- Series: Randall Made Knives #3
- Author: Hunt, Robert E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1630269433
- Language: English
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Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America
$21.00 Add to cartA “gripping,” (Booklist) “clear-eyed, and honest” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of Samuel Colt–the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)–which changed the US fore… [more below]
- Author: Rasenberger, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1501166395
- Language: English
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Samurai Swords – A Collector’s Guide: A Comprehensive Introduction to History, Collecting and Preservation – Of the Japanese Sword
$29.95 Add to cartJapanese swords, particularly those wielded by famous samurai warriors, hold a continuing fascination for collectors of fine arts and historical military weapons. This book is designed to enhance one’… [more below]
- Author: Sinclaire, Clive
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 26 2017
- ISBN10: 4805314575
- Language: English
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An Insider’s Guide to the Japanese Martial Arts: A New Look at Japan’s Fighting Traditions
$19.99 Add to cartThe ultimate guide to the Japanese martial arts by the world’s foremost expert!
Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, having lived in Japan for decades. He holds multiple black belts in Ke- Author: Bennett, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317116
- Language: English
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Siege Weapons And Tactics
$19.95 Add to cartIn this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of sie… [more below]
- Author: Nossov, Konstantin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 04 2012
- ISBN10: 0762782641
- Language: English
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American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
$21.99 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER
Join Chris Kyle on a fascinating journey to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review)
Drawing on h
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Kyle, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 0062242725
- Language: English
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Precision Rifle Marksmanship: The Fundamentals – A Marine Sniper’s Guide to Long Range Shooting: A Marine Sniper’s Guide to Long Range Shooting
$29.99 Add to cartA Retired Marine Sniper Explains the Fundamentals of Long Range, Precision Rifle Shooting
Precision Rifle Marksmanship: The Fundamentals will take readers from author Frank Galli’s beginnings as a Mar
- Author: Galli, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1951115104
- Language: English
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50 Guns That Changed the World: Iconic Firearms That Altered the Course of History
$19.99 Read moreDiscover how fifty great firearms influenced and helped shape our world.
World history has always been interwoven with developments in firearms technology and so is peppered with legendary guns. Since- Author: Sadowski, Robert A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1510772650
- Language: English
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La Breve Historia del Holocausto: El auge del antisemitismo en la Alemania nazi, Auschwitz y el genocidio de Hitler contra el pueblo judÃo impulsado p
$12.99 Add to cartEl Holocausto, también llamado Shoah, Shoa o Shoah (en hebreo: השואה Ha-Shoah), fue la persecución y el genocidio sistemáticos de judÃos por parte de los nazis y sus
- Series: Libro de Memorias Simplificadas
- Author: Academy Archives
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: December 31 2022
- ISBN10: 9493298833
- Language: Spanish
