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The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David Hoffman Publisher Comments This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. During the Cold War, world... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $23.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World--Told from the Inside by the Man by Ken Alibek Publisher Comments Anthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team of Russian bioweaponeers began to till a new killing field: a bleak tract sown with powerful seeds of mass... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868 by Morihiro Ogawa Publisher Comments Samurai arms and equipment are widely recognized as masterpieces in steel, silk, and lacquer. This extensively illustrated volume is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai. It includes the... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes Publisher Comments Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gun: A Visual History by Chris (edt) Mcnab Publisher Comments Showcasing more than 300 guns, from rifles and pistols to machine guns and grenade launchers, this 800-year visual history is the perfect gift book for anyone interested in firearms.... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover
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Military Technologies of the World [2 Volumes] by T. W. Lee Publisher Comments From the introduction of gunpowder to the reigning era of nuclear weapons, military technological advances have been at the forefront of change. These changes in weaponry have influenced the outcome of many historical events and the downfall or success... (read more) List Price $289.75 Your price: $276.25 New - Hardcover
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Military Small Arms of the 20th Century (Military Small Arms of the 20th Century) by Ian V. Hogg Publisher Comments This new edition of Ian Hogg's classic is this century's ultimate reference work on the subject of military small arms. It has been fully updated and expanded (by 64 pages) to cover all small arms in military service during the 20th century and now... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hiroshima: The World's Bomb by Andrew J. Rotter Publisher Comments The US decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima remains one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. But as this fascinating new history shows, the bomb dropped by an American pilot that hot August morning was in many ways the world'... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Achtung-Panzer!: The Development of Tank Warfare (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Heinz Guderian Publisher Comments A rare, enlightening account by an outstanding soldier reveals his thoughts and theories on armored warfare and motorized land battle--which he then put in action to devastating effect during World War Two. Guderian's treatise on the importance of tank... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Breeding Bio Insecurity: How U.S. Biodefense Is Exporting Fear, Globalizing Risk, and Making Us All Less Secure by Lynn C. Klotz Publisher Comments In the years since the 9/11 attacks--and the subsequent lethal anthrax letters--the United States has spent billions of dollars on measures to defend the population against the threat of biological weapons. But as Lynn C. Klotz and Edward J. Sylvester... (read more) Your price: $27.50 New - Hardcover
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German Tanks of World War II (Enthusiast Color) by Michael Green Publisher Comments The most fearsome tanks of WWII roll across the front lines in this fabulous color collection! The story of German tank evolution is depicted in rare color photos, including first-hand accounts of tank battles, plus detailed specifications. Light Panzer... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Art of the Rifle by Jeff Cooper Synopsis Riflecraft has been completely ignored since World War II, said Jeff Cooper, Americaas foremost rifle instructor. To remedy this situation, he took it upon himself to set down the fine art of the rifle before it was lost forever. In his no-holds-barred... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Trade Paper
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Great Cold War: a Journey Through the Hall of Mirrors (09 Edition) by Gordon Barrass Publisher Comments The Great Cold War is arguably the most fascinating account yet written about the Cold War--and a timely enunciation of the lessons we need to learn from the Cold War years if we are to be successful in tackling the potential confrontations of the 21st... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Engines and Enterprises: The Life and Work of Sir Harry Ricardo by John Reynolds and Andrew Nahum Publisher Comments Beginning with an account of Sir Harry's family background and education at Rugby and Cambridge, this book traces his life's work through six decades. This period witnessed profound changes in the social and industrial fabric of Great Britain, brought... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $43.50 New - Hardcover
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Weapons: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D., Updated Edition by Diagram Group Publisher Comments This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare, including: Riot-control devices Electrified nightsticks Infantry weapons Multiple-launch... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Defusing Armageddon: Inside Nest, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad by Jeffrey Richelson Publisher Comments Jeffrey T. Richelson reveals the history of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team, from the events leading to its creation in 1974 to today. Defusing Armageddonprovides a behind-the-scenes look at NEST's personnel, operations, and detection and disablement... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, Tennessee by Russell B. Olwell Publisher Comments Founded during World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a vital link in the U.S. military's atomic bomb assembly line--the site where scientists worked at a breakneck pace to turn tons of uranium into a few grams of the artificial element plutonium. To... (read more) Your price: $30.50 New - Trade Paper
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Assault Rifle by Maxim Popenker Publisher Comments Assault Rifle provides a comprehensive account of the development of the military assault rifle and its ammunition from WW2 to the present day. The book is in two parts. The first part includes: Brief historical summary of the assault rifle, its... (read more) Your price: $37.95 New - Hardcover
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Secret Weapons of World War II by William B Breuer Synopsis A fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes duel to develop the winning weapons of World War II What most people don’ t realize is that the decisive factor in the outcome of the Second World War wasn’ t the brilliance of the famous Allied... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tommy Gun: How General Thompson's Submachine Gun Wrote History by Bill Yenne Synopsis The Trench Broom. The Annihilator. The Persuader. The Chopper. The Chicago Typewriter. The Tommy Gun. The Thompson submachine gun has gone by many names, and for nearly a century the gun's image has been indelibly marked on the popular consciousness. In... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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