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  • Anthrax Island

    Series Book 1 - The John Tyler series
    One of Ian Rankin’s top ten books of 2021.‘One of the thrillers of the year’ Scottish SunWhen you have a problem that can’t be solved, you call John Tyler.Nine people are trapped on an anthrax-infested, government-controlled island off the west coast of Scotland when the door to their decontamination chamber suddenly stops opening.The only man who can fix the door – the onsite technician – is dead ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bomb

    Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

    by Fred Kaplan ...
    From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Gun

    by C. J. Chivers ...
    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, one for every seventy persons on earth.At a secret arms-design contest in Stalin’s Soviet ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $3.99 USD

  • German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War

    by Craig Moore ...
    One of the few books that explores the design and deployment of German artillery self-propelled guns (SPGs) to support tanks and infantry during the Second World WarA great reference book for military modellers, historians and tank wargamers interested in German SPGsA comprehensive guide to German SPGs between 1939 and 1945 in one volume for the very first time, including previously unpublished ... Read more

    $9.19 USD

  • SAS Mountain and Arctic Survival

    by Barry Davies ...
    It is difficult to imagine how anyone would enter into a polar or mountainous region unprepared. You’re prepared for your journey or you arrive by accident; for example, the aircraft you are traveling in has crash-landed over the frozen tundra, or your mode of transport has broken down in the wilderness. In all cases, providing you are uninjured, your chances of survival are good. Planned travel ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    by Al Cimino ...
    The ramifications of the Manhattan Project are still with us to this day. The atomic bombs that came out of it brought an end to the war in the Pacific, but at a heavy loss of life in Japan and the opening of a Pandora's box that has tested international relations.This book traces the history of the Manhattan Project, from the first glimmerings of the possibility of such a catastrophic weapon to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD $0.99 USD

  • Gun Barons

    The Weapons That Transformed America and the Men Who Invented Them

    John Bainbridge, Jr.'s Gun Barons is a narrative history of six charismatic and idiosyncratic men who changed the course of American history through the invention and refinement of repeating weapons.Love them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and Remington are legendary. Yet few people are aware of the roles these men played at ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • Nuclear Weapons

    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    A primer on nuclear weapons, from the science of fission and fusion to the pursuit of mutual assured destruction, the SALT treaties, and the Bomb in pop culture.Although the world’s attention has shifted to drone-controlled bombing and cyberwarfare, the threat of nuclear war still exists. There are now fourteen thousand nuclear weapons in the hands of the nine declared nuclear powers. Even though ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Was Dropping the Atomic Bombs a Crime Against Humanity?

    Insights from Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt

    by Ryuho Okawa ...
    Was there any true justification for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? To answer to this question, Master Ryuho Okawa conducted spiritual interviews with Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the two presidents who presided over the United States’ participation in World War II. Could anything justify the use of nuclear weapons on civilians? Was Pearl Harbor really a sneak attack, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Polonium in the Playhouse

    The Manhattan Project's Secret Chemistry Work in Dayton, Ohio

    At the height of the race to build an atomic bomb, an indoor tennis court in one of the Midwest’s most affluent residential neighborhoods became a secret Manhattan Project laboratory. Polonium in the Playhouse: The Manhattan Project's Secret Chemistry Work in Dayton, Ohio presents the intriguing story of how this most unlikely site in Dayton, Ohio, became one of the most classified portions of the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • World War 2 In Review: A Primer

    by Merriam Press ...
    Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition This first issue of World War 2 in Review is basically a primer on World War II, and is not meant to be an in-depth accounting. Many thousands of books and uncountable articles have been written over the years and the full history of the war has still not been covered, nor will it ever be. World War 2 in Review will cover as much of the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • 21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Physical Readiness Training for Combat MCRP 3-02A

    Part of our value-added professional format series of U.S. military manuals, this U.S. Marine Corps manual provides the information and references necessary to establish and conduct physical conditioning programs to prepare Marines for the physical demands of combat.Physical fitness training in the Marine Corps has one purpose: to prepare Marines to physically withstand the rigors of combat. All ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prototype

    by Jason Dean ...
    Series Book 3 - Korso Thrillers
    A single breakthrough could change the world forever.Having just completed a complex recovery assignment, covert salvage specialist Korso is in no mood to take on another job so soon, but he has little choice when he’s contacted by Cole Ashcroft, an ex-colleague who’s calling in a debt. An official at the US Embassy in Bulgaria has approached Cole with a well-paying salvage job, but only if he can ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 13 Cent Killers

    The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam

    “It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting ... Read more

    $8.99 USD $7.99 USD

  • The Demon in the Freezer

    A True Story

    **“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • American Gun

    A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPERJoin Chris Kyle on a journedy to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review)Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the present ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Enola Gay

    Mission to Hiroshima

    From theNew York Times**–**bestselling coauthors: A “fascinating . . . unrivaled” history of the B-29 and its fateful mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (The New York Times Book Review).Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japa... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tracer

    A gripping thriller full of intrigue and suspense

    by Jason Dean ...
    Series Book 1 - Korso Thrillers
    ‘Unique and engaging characters woven into the fabric of a fantastic plot. Jason Dean is one to watch’ Marc Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Code of HonorWhat is a death sentence to a dead man?He was a man with many names. Moving from country to country, changing his face constantly so as to remain in the shadows, he was nothing more than a ghost. For now, he is known ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World War 2: Stories of the Schutzstaffel: True Accounts of Hitler’s Personal Bodyguards

    World War 2 History, #1

    Series Book 1 - World War 2 History
    The instigator and the mastermind behind the Holocaust; Adolf Hitler of Germany, was at the forefront of the Second World War and ruined millions of lives, throwing the entire European continent into chaos. Not only was he hated by the whole world, even some of his own military commanders didn’t like him.Most leaders around the world rely on one, maybe two bodyguards to keep them safe. Even the ... Read more

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  • Glock

    The Rise of America's Gun

    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

    $11.99 USD

  • Countdown to Zero Day

    Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

    by Kim Zetter ...
    Top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.In January 2010, inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency noticed that centrifuges at an Iranian uranium enrichment plant ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • World War 2 History: True Stories of the Wehrmacht War Crimes and Atrocities

    World War 2 History, #1

    Series Book 1 - World War 2 History
    The Second World War was, no doubt, one of the worst experiences mankind has ever faced. From torture to rape to murder, crimes against innocents were innumerous – Adolf Hitler, a diminutive man with the oratorical skills of a genius took advantage of a sensitive situation in the aftermath of Germany's defeat in the First World War and amassed enough power to bring the entire European continent to ... Read more

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  • The Bastard Brigade

    The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

    by Sam Kean ...
    From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb.Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Tiger Command

    Carruthers has a masterful grasp of the realities of the conflict.Professor John Erickson, author of The Road to StalingradWhen Germanys leading tank ace meets the Steppe Fox its a fight to the death. Faced with overwhelming odds Kampfgruppe von Schroif needs a better tank and fast; but the new Tiger tank is still on the drawing board and von Schroif must overcome bureaucracy, espionage and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD