The Making of the Atomic Bomb remains the definitive history of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project. From the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan, Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the science, the people, and the socio-political realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb. This sweeping account begins in the 19th century, with the discovery of nuclear fission, and continues to World War Two and the Americans’ race to beat Hitler’s Nazis. That competition launched the Manhattan Project and the nearly overnight construction of a vast military-industrial complex that culminated in the fateful dropping of the first bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

1988, Penguin Books, , 0140116672,< R-01>,886pp, b/ illustrations, good in card cover, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 7575-01..............................£8.00 

7th edition revised. Previous owner name on endpaper. A series originally published in 1938 to educate upper-form secondary school pupils. The authors felt it necessary for students to be able to locate and relate places and events, hence maps and short notes relating to events and analysis.

1976, Harrap & Co Ltd, , 0245529799,< R-01>,182pp maps, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 37334-01..............................£6.00 

Examines in detail the organisation, training, and personnel of the British Army during the eighteenth century, and explains how the government policies of containing the enemy and colonial conquest were achieved. It also illustrates how the Army survived the constant nervousness of Parliament in reducing its strength after each emergency had passed. There are specific chapters devoted to the strategies of Marlborough, Amherst and Howe and to tactics as displayed at the battles of Ramillies, Fontenoy, Camden and Guildford Court House.

1977, Book Club Edition, , ,< R-01>,252pp, plates, maps, Good in dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 12333-01..............................£6.00 

An extensively illustrated volume detailing the historical background, weapons, equipment, organization and functions of the British Army in the late 1970s.

1979, Book Club Associates, , ,< R-01>,large format, 160pp, 8 col, and 219 b/w photos, dw worn, ow vg, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 9933-01..............................£6.00 

Slight rubbing on top edge. This book explores the history of modern fortifications from the 1870's showing how designs changed radically to meet new threats particularly in the form of artillery. It shows how some of the major forts fared in battle and provides a detailed travel guide for anyone wishing to explore. The fortifications of Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany, includes the West Wall, Maginot Line, and the Atlantic Wall.

1988, Airlife Publishing, , 1853100323,< R-01>,166pp, photos maps., Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 6321-02..............................£6.00 

Latvian text. Ex libris sticker on inside front board. This copy is part of 1000 printed in the USA by Raven printing. The Latvian army from its formation in 1919 at the end of the war of Independence to the Soviet occupation of Latvia.

1974, AKA, , 0890230048,< R-01>,453pp maps illustrations, Good in red boards., 0,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 37489-01..............................£34.00 

One of the Biblioteka Polskiej Mysli Wojskowej series, this is a scarce Polish language study on the use of Air Cavalry in military campaigns. Looks at the fixed and rotary wing aircraft used plus the weapons, structure and organisation of air mobile formations.

1963, Ministerstwa Obrony Narod, , ,< R-01>,304pp, numerous b/w illustrations and tables, vg in card cover with card d/w, page edges browning slightly, Pol.text, CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 33564-01..............................£16.00 

Written in 1969 by the then Assistant Managing Editor of the New York Times the author discusses the tensions between China and Russia that could eventually lead to war.

1969, Pan Books, , 033002499X,< R-01>,223pp, map, creased card cover. pages browning, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 25596-01..............................£4.00 

The author was Professor of Political Science at Loyola University of Chicago. He has divided his book into five sections. Part one covers his views of the Dimensions of Military Professionalism. Part two looks at Military Professionalism in a Changing Security Environment with chapters on American Policy and Vietnam. Part three moves to Political Professionalism and the Political System through to Part Four and Challenge to Professionalism. The Fifth part is Conclusions and Postscripts.

1981, Pergamon Press Ltd, , 0080271782,< R-01>,290pp, Good in blue boards, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 35685-01..............................£18.00 

A series which comprehensively examines and illustrates the camouflage and colour schemes exhibited on South African aircraft, armoured vehicles and uniforms from World War II until the 1990s. The book is packed with colour illustrations in 3-view and profile format of aircraft including Martin Marylands, Baltimores, Douglas Bostons and Dassault Mirage F1 jet interceptors and ground attack variants. There are also sections with colour images on uniforms from 1899 to 1902, unit emblems and badges, aircraft and armour colour charts, and SA Reconnaissance vehicles in Foreign Service. Co-authored by Stefaan Bouwer.

2000, Colours & Markings Pubs., , 0620274174,< R-01>,A4 format, 44pp, numerous colour illustration & profiles, like new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 37882-01..............................£34.00