In the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress decided that enhancing the security of the United States' borders was a vitally...

Since at least the 1980s, the border has played a central role in U.S. policy discussions. Policymakers have for years debated the best strategy fo...

A detailed study of United States Air Force, Army, Army Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrew survival equipment. Items covered are: survival v...

This book is a thorough treatment of the evolution of the United States Marine Corps's principal distinguishing insignia, and covers from 1804 thro...

Covering in detail the combat and dress uniforms of the United States Marine in World War II, this new volume is destined to become the World War I...

This book provides an overview of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or poten...

Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) describes the Nation's approach to preparing for the threats and hazards that pose t...

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918 for the first time provides a comprehensive study of the formation and initial deployment of naval aviation ...

This book comprises four manuals compiled from official sources during World War II Manuals such as those in this book, were distributed widely thr...

This book provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia-class program, the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cl...

This book examines the burning issues facing today's Navy and Congress. Although rapid progress in aircraft and bombing technology has caused some ...

This is the only work covering the history and lineage of Marine Attack squadrons, from the date of their activation forward, until their deactivat...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches i...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches i...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches i...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches i...

This is fourth in mulit-volume series covering United States Navy patches from World War II to the present-each volume contains over 1000 patches i...

This new book by Ron Willis and Tom Carmichael chronicles in full color the development of Navy wings, including variations in designation, design ...

The Air Force has managed its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots using some strategic human-capital approaches, such as planning for the differ...

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) comprise a rapidly growing portion of the military budget, and have been a long-term interest of Congress. The use of...

Although the prime mission of military UAVs has been reconnaissance and surveillance, there is also consideration for mounting weapons on the vehic...

Congress has expressed a great deal of interest in using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) to surveil the United States' international land border. ...

Unmanned aircraft systems have long held great promise for military operations, but technology has only recently matured enough to exploit that pot...

Growing interest in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), particularly for homeland security and law enforcement applications, has spurred co...

Covers unique variants and original designs of Panzer tanks.

This book begins with an introduction to urban studies and urbanisation. It provides an analysis of the patterns of urbanisation which are essentia...

This book chronicles the history, training, and operations of United States Army Special Forces, including never before published photos and insign...

Most people think the US Army only flies helicopters, but it has quietly flown a multitude of fixed-wing aircraft for decades. One of the Army's be...

No less than Dwight Eisenhower described Andrew Jackson Higgins as "the man who won the war for us," referring to the landing craft he perfected. T...

This second of two volumes on American landing craft of World War II focuses on the larger LCT, LSM, LCS(L)(3), and LST vessels that transported ta...

Compiled from official source documents this book covers the entire period of the USAAF, pre-war and post-war, and throughout World War II, up to t...

After twenty-five years of service with the USAF, the F-15 is still the most effective air superiority fighter in the world today. In addition, the...

Full color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use dur...

Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took p...

USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle's raiders in the first US str...

The USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in the United States Navy's last, and most battle-worthy, battleship class, which also included the New Jers...