Weapons & equipment

From knives and daggers to bayonets and axes, this title offers a guide to over 300 of the most important edged weapons from the last 5,000 years. It discusses revealing features on twenty 'iconic' swords from the short gladius of the Roman Legionary to the North American Bowie knife.. ..More

The fact that India was unlikely easily to access other technologies after the enabling US law the so-called "Hyde Act", was legislated in December 2006 by the US Congress. This Act expressly forbids sale or transfer of any technology related to uranium e. ..More

Since the publication of the first edition in 1996, Jane's Guns Recognition Guide has sold over 175,000 copies worldwide and this new, updated edition ensures it remains the international bestselling firearms handbook.. ..More

Provides a look inside organizations such as the Pentagon, and the Dept of Defense Project.. ..More

Details the major constraints at the international, domestic and perceptual levels that India has faced in the endeavour to have an independent nuclear capability.. ..More

Offers a portrait of one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics, the leader of the Mahattan Project at Los Alamos, and 'father' of the atomic bomb.. ..More

Presents an account of the emergence of Pakistan's nuclear hero AQ Khan as the world's leading black market salesman of nuclear weapons technology. This book reveals the story of how he sold the most dangerous technology in the world to some of the world's most dangerous states.. ..More