Author : Richard D. Jones
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,3 MB
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0061374083
The most comprehensive, authoritative guide to identifying firearms includes: Pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, machine guns, bolt-action and automatic rifles, and shotguns Technical specifications Manufacturers and brand names index Firearm safety information More than 400 photographs
Author : Ian Hogg
Publisher : Collins Reference
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 2002-11-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780007127603
This full-colour, third edition features all new photographs and additional information on firearms today.The new format allows for a greater range of firearms, making it easy to distinguish the key features of the weapons.ForewordPistolsRevolversSubmachine GunsBolt Action RiflesAutomatic RiflesMachine GunsManufacturers’ IndexBrand Name Index
Author : Ian Hogg
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 23,29 MB
Release : 2005-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0007183283
Since the publication of the first edition in 1996, Jane's Guns Recognition has sold over 65,000 copies worldwide and this edition ensures it remains the international best-selling firearms handbook. This book does exactly what it says on the cover! This is the most comprehensive guide to identifying guns, for anyone who is likely to come into contact with any firearm that is in use today, covering modern service weapons to older guns still found today. With color photography and detailed specifications from the world famous Jane's Information Group resources, you will be able to recognize any gun with confidence and accuracy. Jane's Gun Recognition Guide also features details of manufacturers as well as listing all the brand names and markings you may come across around the world.
Author : Ian V. Hogg
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780004709796
Jane's Guns Recognition Guide features all the military rifles, pistols, features all the military rifles, pistols, revolvers, machine-guns and sub-machine guns in action today. From the US Army's newest infantry rifle to former Soviet weapons now in terrorist hands, as well as ex-World War II guns still soldiering on, this essential book enables you to identify them all.
Author : Ewen Southby-Tailyour
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007183296
This is the authority on special forces, ideal for any level of military enthusiast. So if you want to know about special forces weapons or transport or even their elite use of surveillance equipment including human presence sensors then this is the kit you need.
Author : Christopher F. Foss
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 43,49 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007183265
The aim of this book is twofold : firstly, to act as a convenient handbook for the reader to identify quickly and accurately almost any modern armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) in service today ; secondly, to provide key information on the vehicle. Includes : light tanks and main battle tanks ; tracked APCs / weapons carriers ; 4 x 4 vehicles ; 6 x 6 vehicles ; 8 x 8 vehicles ; self-propelled guns.
Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 1997-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0004720652
Provides a history of fighting ships and major players in world naval operations, from the navies of Great Britain in the late 1800s to the post Cold War vessels used in the Gulf War.
Author : Christopher F. Foss
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Leigh Neville
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1473896150
The author of Guns of the Special Forces 2001-2015 presents a comprehensive overview of 21st century military guns used by small armies around the world. Soldiers in today's modern armies have access to ever more advanced infantry weapons; lighter, more compact and more accurate than anything seen in the last century. These include combat pistols, personal assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, light machine guns and squad automatic weapons. Infantry Small Arms of the 21st Century features all these weapons and more, examining each in exhaustive detail. The author draws on the operational combat experience of the users in war zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. As well as assessing and comparing the potency of different nations weapon systems, the book looks to the future demands of the infantry man.
Author : Jane E. Buikstra
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0128099011
Ortner's Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains, Third Edition, provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of the pathological conditions that affect the human skeleton. As ancient skeletal remains can reveal a treasure trove of information to the modern orthopedist, pathologist, forensic anthropologist, and radiologist, this book presents a timely resource. Beautifully illustrated with over 1,100 photographs and drawings, it provides an essential text and material on bone pathology, thus helping improve the diagnostic ability of those interested in human dry bone pathology. - Presents a comprehensive review of the skeletal diseases encountered in archaeological human remains - Includes more than 1100 photographs and line drawings illustrating skeletal diseases, including both microscopic and gross features - Based on extensive research on skeletal paleopathology in many countries - Reviews important theoretical issues on how to interpret evidence of skeletal disease in archaeological human populations
