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  • Royal Artillery: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

    Historical and Modern

    by Philip Jobson ...
    Since its creation in 1716, the Royal Artillery has been a cornerstone of the British Armed Forces, as their motto Ubique, 'Everywhere' implies. In this book Philip Jobson has collated the enormous and complex artillery lexicon which has accumulated since that day, as dynamic as its subject to keep pace with technical and tactical innovation. The development of indirect fire, counter battery, anti ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions

    Discovering the Varus Battlefield

    by Tony Clunn ...
    The story of an ancient ambush that devastated Rome—and the modern-day hunt that finally revealed its location and its archaeological treasures.In 9 A.D., the seventeenth, eighteenth, & nineteenth Roman legions and their auxiliary troops under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus vanished in the boggy wilds of Germania. They died singly and by the hundreds over several days in a carefully ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Glock

    The Rise of America's Gun

    by Paul M. Barrett ...
    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

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Gun

    by C. J. Chivers ...
    Series series A History of Weapons and Warfare
    In a tour de force, prize-winning New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers traces the invention of the assault rifle, following the miniaturization of rapid-fire arms from the American Civil War, through WWI, Vietnam, to present day Afghanistan when Kalashnikovs and their knock-offs number as many as 100 million—enough for one out of seventy people on earth.At a secret arms-design contest in Stalin’s ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Strategy Six Pack

    The Art of War, The Gallic Wars, Life of Charlemagne, The Prince, On War and Battle Studies

    by Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz ...
    “War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.” - Von Clausewitz.Strategy Six Pack brings together six essential texts for military theorists:Machiavelli’s The PrinceThe Art of War by Sun TzuBattle Studies by Ardant du PicqEinhard’s Life of CharlemagneJulius Caesar’s The Gallic WarOn War</... ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD

  • The Last Full Measure

    How Soldiers Die in Battle

    by Michael Stephenson ...
    In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself.Behind every soldier’s death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Tank Spotter’s Guide

    by The Tank Museum ...
    A compact guide to 40 of iconic tanks which have shaped the face of modern warfare.Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles in the Middle Eastern desert and the largest ever tank battles on the Eastern Front, tanks have become one of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Illustrated Directory of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets

    A Visual Encyclopedia of Edged Weapons from around the world, including knives, daggers, bayonets, machetes and khanjars, with over 500 photographs

    by Dr Tobias Capwell ...
    This comprehensive chronology takes you on a visual tour of sharp weapons throughout history: from the hand-held flints of the Stone Age, through to the civilian knives of modern times. There are intriguing blades from Africa and Asia, including the Japanese tanto and Sudanese throwing knives, the ceremonial kris from Indonesia, the double-edged Japanese ken, and the distinctively decorated Indo ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Bren Gun

    by Neil Grant ...
    Series Book 28 - Weapon
    Adopted in 1938 and remaining in British service until 1991, the popular and reliable Bren was an iconic light machine gun, and arguably the most recognizable Commonwealth weapon of World War ll. Gas-operated and magazine-fed, it was based on a Czech design and was issued in large numbers during and after World War ll, as a section-level automatic weapon. Offering remarkable accuracy for an LMG, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower

    by David Fletcher ...
    Series Book 136 - New Vanguard
    A fire-breathing monster on the battlefield, the Churchill Crocodile was one of the most awe-inspiring weapons of World War II.Tank expert David Fletcher chronicles the development of the flamethrower tank, examining the dramatic effect of these tanks in battle from use in France to the terrifying attack on the Senio River in Italy, as well as investigating the post-war use of Crocodiles to burn ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • German Battleships 1914–18 (2)

    Kaiser, König and Bayern classes

    by Gary Staff ...
    Series Book 167 - New Vanguard
    The design and development of the key dreadnought classes for the German Imperial Navy and their deployment in World War I, including the great clash of dreadnoughts at the Battle of Jutland and operations in the Baltic.Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this is an informative history of the key classes Kaiser, König and Bayern ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Browning Automatic Rifle

    by Robert R. Hodges Jr. ...
    Series Book 15 - Weapon
    For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic “base of fire” weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated fire. Designed in World War One, it didn't reach the front until September 1918. In the interwar years US forces used the BAR across the world, from China to Nicaragua. It also became a favorite of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD