Warfare & defence books

The author of this memoir describes his 1943 training as a B26 bomber pilot; the dangerous transatlantic flight...  Read More >>

This is the wild and remarkable story of an 'Old Breed' Marine, from his youth in the Great Depression, his training...  Read More >>

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Field Manual (FM) 5-170 describes how engineer recon teams support and augment a maneuver battalion or brigade's...  Read More >>

This manual is organized to be used as a field reference. Chapter 1 through 4 discuss piles, equipment, and installation.Information...  Read More >>

This manual is a guide and basic reference for personnel whose duties require the use of rigging. It is intended...  Read More >>

Field Manual (FM) 5-116 provides doctrine to commanders and staffs concerning the employment of engineer units at...  Read More >>

This publication contains amendments to Technical Manuals (TMs) 5-5420-272-72, Operator and Organizational Maintenance...  Read More >>

The purpose of this manual is to integrate survivability into the overall AirLand battle structure. Survivability...  Read More >>

This manual is intended for use by engineer commanders, staff officers, combat engineers, and bridge specialists...  Read More >>

He should have died. Brain matter soaked the highway alongside the wrecked motorcycle on September 28, 2014. At...  Read More >>

Using a series of historical case studies, experts explore what actually is winning in a military context.  Read More >>

General Walker’s wartime journal provides a refreshingly candid version of some of World War II’s most important...  Read More >>

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The foundation for engineer doctrine in the AirLand Battle is built with combined mobility, countermobility, and...  Read More >>

Field Manual (FM) 5-71-100 is the capstone manual for engineer support to division operations. It is designed as...  Read More >>

Field Manual (FM) 5-100 is the engineer capstone manual. It develops the engineer aspects of doctrine described...  Read More >>

Field Manual (FM) 5-71-3 describes how the mechanized division endineer (DIVEN) battalion supports an armored brigade....  Read More >>

This field manual (FM) is a guide for the employment of engineer forces in support of a United States (US) Army...  Read More >>

Examines both the ‘comfort women’ issue and the redress movement for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery....  Read More >>

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In 1925, Lewis R Freeman became a correspondent for the United States Navy Fleet, living and working among them....  Read More >>

""A gripping account of one of the most important battles in the Pacific war."" - Reviewer A powerful read about...  Read More >>

A Memoir of my father's experiences in WWII from his landing in Oran to the stalemate on the beachhead of Anzio,...  Read More >>