Warfare & defence books

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To advance a systems understanding of climate-related security risks in the Central America region, the National...  Read More >>

The first-hand account of life as a surfman by one of the most skilled boat handlers in the Coast Guard at one of...  Read More >>

A first-of-its-kind theoretical overview and practical guide to wargame design Government, industry, and academia...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

On August 17, 1942, twelve Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the United States Eighth Air Force carried out the first...  Read More >>

Written at the end of the Cold War, this 1990 conference paper foreshadowed the arguments that would determine ASW...  Read More >>

The Commandant of the Marine Corps made a bitterly debated decision in 2019 to divest the Corps of its tanks. This...  Read More >>

The submarine came of age during World War I and navies around the world scrambled to adopt the powerful new technology....  Read More >>

The document is a record of the proceedings of a board of investigation into the death of James V. Forrestal, a...  Read More >>

The next naval war in the Pacific will likely involve significant ship losses for the US Navy, which will immediately...  Read More >>

In the words of the author, from the end of World War I to the onset of World War II """"the U.S. went from a force...  Read More >>

Near the end of the Cold War, the possible use of Soviet special forces on NATO's Northern front was a significant...  Read More >>

This joint thesis project by fifteen graduate students at the Naval Postgraduate School in 2007 displays impressive...  Read More >>

Specialized bibliographies are steady sellers for Nimble Books, and this one fits nicely in the pattern: it is a...  Read More >>

US naval and Marine special forces operate in an intense, always-changing environment that includes not just the...  Read More >>

Nimble Books has published several public domain reprints of books on mine warfare that have sold surprisingly well...  Read More >>

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE • Every day, thousands of new secrets are created by the United States...  Read More >>

The first operational history of three US Navy destroyer escorts and their crews at the height of the Cold War below,...  Read More >>

The second volume includes the remaining chapters dealing with medium and heavy trucks, artillery tractors, special-purpose...  Read More >>

This book studies the uniforms and arms of the Swedish cavalry during the Great Northern War. The uniforms of the...  Read More >>

Exploring the main battle tanks used by each side of the Russo-Ukrainian War, from the cutting edge T-90M Proryv...  Read More >>

Volume 5 of the War in Ukraine series examines the development of Soviet legacy MBTs by Ukraine in the post- Soviet...  Read More >>

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