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Although the United States efforts to prevent the spread of strategic weapons have varied significantly since 1945, they all presumed to be avoiding one or another type of strategic war.

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The true story of a covert biological weapons programme - told from the inside by the man who ran it.

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This book contextualizes the militarization of biotechnology by examining its strategic uses throughout history, how genetic engineering has changed the nature of bioweapons, and its impact on warfare and security.

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Artillery was the principal killing arm on the battlefield of the First World War. This volume details the field artillery of the British Empire, covering the weapons of mass destruction which developed into the infamous artillery pieces of World War II.

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The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. The first half-dozen dreadnoughts were all improvements of the basic Dreadnought design, all carrying ten 12-inch guns. Two more versions of the Neptune entered service later that same year. This title deals with this topic.

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In 1906, the Germans began building their own dreadnought fleet armed with larger guns, word of which soon reached the British Admiralty. This raised the spectre that the British dreadnought fleet would be outgunned, and prompted the Admiralty to order the building of their own "super dreadnoughts". This book deals with this topic.

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Offers a comprehensive review of the seven battleships of the Nelson and King George V classes from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications and wartime service. This book highlights what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas.

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This volume examines the development of British cavalry equipment between 1800 and 1941, from the first moves towards standardization of equipment to the outbreak of World War II and how the spread of mechanization heralded the inevitable abolition of the use of horses in military service.

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Presents the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs. This title highlights the role the destroyers played in the North Sea during the crucial battles to control the Heliogoland Bight.

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In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century.

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Presents the study of British light tanks of the Second World War. This book draws upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research to explore their technical characteristics and combat performance. It focuses on the very widely used Mark VI, and also covers all the variants that preceded it.

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Amongst the first ever mass-produced tanks in history, the British Mk IV has been classified as one of the most successful heavy tanks to have fought in World War I. Drawing on photographs and information on its operational abilities, this work presents an exploration of the British Mk IV tank, and provides an account of this vehicle.

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The Browning 50-cal has become the longest serving weapon in the US inventory. The fifty has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun. It is considered such an effective and reliable weapon that few countries ever attempted to develop an equivalent weapon. This title presents a history of the development of this famous weapon.

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Destined to become one of the most influential postwar armoured cars, the V100 Commando was developed by the Cadillac Gage Company in 1962. This title describes the design, development and operational use of the V100 Commando, including its continued deployment around the world.

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Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. This book compares the design, development and deployment of these classic tanks, and analyses their battlefield performance.

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In this comprehensive study, eminent scholars address all aspects of U.S. deterrence policy from both technical and policy aspects.

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An analysis of how nuclear weapons states have been able to 'normalise' nuclear weapons by practising elements of 'nuclearism'. These practices have all been affected by the creation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which represents a major challenge to these states and their domination of the global nuclear order.

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Why would a nation, in the midst of a vicious and unrestricted war, hesitate to employ a weapon guaranteed to inflict massive casualties on the enemy Major Frederic Brown offers here the first critical analysis of this curious World War II phenomenon. He investigates the nature of restraints-political, military, economic, and psychological-operati

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The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons against U.S. forces.

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The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons against U.S. forces.

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Chronicles the development of the Churchill Crocodile flamethrower tank. This book examines the effect of these tanks in battle from use in France to the terrifying attack on the Senio River in Italy, and also investigates the post-war use of the tanks to burn down the site of Belsen concentration camp, and their mobilisation for the Korean War.