Militærteknik

***SOON TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN***WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation. In their meticulous and riveting biography, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin reveal a brilliant, ambitious, complex and flawed man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.

Hercules-flyet bliver ofte omtalt som Den store fugl af de mange mennesker, der på vidt forskellige opgaver har ladet sig transportere af det pålidelige fly. Når det danske forsvar sendes på missioner, er Hercules altid involveret som den trofaste arbejdshest, der får al materiel fragtet sikkert frem til opgaverne, uanset hvor i verden de skal løses. Med denne bog får vi for første gang et helt unikt indblik i Hercules' og dermed forsvarets mangeartede opgaver og kommer med helt tæt på konflikternes brændpunkter. Bogen er sammensat af flere end 40 øjenvidneberetninger og er rigt illustreret med helt unikke fotografier. Hercules - oplevelser på danske vinger fortæller hele historien om Den store danske fugl, og vi kommer bl.a. med på specialflyvninger, nødhjælpsflyvninger, ambulanceflyvninger, hemmelige krigsmissioner og fredelige nedkastninger af julegaver til Siriuspatruljen. Med forord af H.K.H Kronprins Frederik.

Københavns Befæstning fortæller historien om et af Danmarkshistoriens største og mest omstridte forsvarsværker.Københavns Befæstning, der blev opført fra 1885-1894, var ikke mindst et svar på de nye sikkerhedspolitiske udfordringer, der meldte sig efter det traumatiske nederlag i 1864. Da 1. Verdenskrig brød ud i 1914, blev Københavns Befæstning gjort klar til kamp og bemandet med næsten 50.000 soldater.Krigen kom aldrig til Danmark. Til gengæld viste den, at tiden og den teknologiske udvikling var løbet fra befæstningen, og i 1920 blev Københavns Befæstning nedlagt som forældet. I denne første samlede fremstilling af Københavns Befæstnings militære historie fortælles om Danmarks sikkerhedspolitiske problemer i spillet mellem stormagterne og den rivende militærteknologiske udvikling i årene op til 1. Verdenskrig; om de forsvarspolitiske overvejelser bag anlægget, om den planlagte anvendelse af Københavns Befæstning i kamp og om de centrale aktører i en dramatisk periode af Danmarkshistorien.Københavns Befæstning er skrevet af en gruppe historikere tilknyttet Statens Forsvarshistoriske Museum med seniorforsker Jens Ole Christensen, seniorforsker Michael H. Clemmesen og museumsdirektør Ole L. Frantzen i spidsen.

Danmark står foran tidens nok største indkøb af kampfly. Skal vi tage del i det teknologisk tophemmelige fly F-35 Lightning II, som amerikanerne har holdt for sig selv indtil nu, eller bør vi kigge nærmere på dets konkurrenter? Intentionen med denne bog er at præsentere kampflyet F-35 Lightning II, beskrive den historiske udvikling, som førte til dette fly, samt hvad flyet rummer af teknologiske fremskridt. Bogen afslører tidligere hemmeligheder og den opgraderede teknologi, som findes i kampflyet, der inden længe afløser flere ældre kampfly i mange lande. Stealth-teknologien og hvordan stealth vil revolutionere brugen af kampfly er et centralt tema i bogen. Endvidere beskrives de avancerede sensorer og våbensystemer, som skiller sig ud ved dette fly. I den vestlige verden er der syv flytyper, der konkurrerer om at erstatte de ældre kampfly. Ni lande har allerede planlagt at erstatte syv ældre kampfly med F-35 Lightning II. Disse 14 fly – de gamle og de konkurrerende fly - får hver sin omtale og sammenlignes på en overskuelig måde. For at kunne følge med i den videre debat er det nødvendigt at forstå de nye teknologier, der danner basis for de beslutninger, Danmark ender op med at tage, teknologier, som på mange måder vil ændre traditionel opfattelse af brug af kampfly.

"Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. [This book] explores this ticking clock scenario, based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, created the response plans, and been responsible for those decisions should they need to have been made"--

A comprehensive, illustrated account of the new generation of advanced tanks to emerge during the last 15 years of the Cold War, showcasing major improvements in armor protection, gunsights, and fire-control systems.Focusing on the technology of the period, author Steven J. Zaloga explains how the demands of a potential Cold War battlefield spurred the development of the 20th century's most advanced tanks. He considers the final versions of the Soviet T-72, T-64, and T-80 and assesses their strengths and weaknesses. He also explores how the failure of the US-German MBT-70 project led to America's development of the M1 Abrams tank, and to Germany's all-new Leopard II. The British development of the Challenger tank is also considered, as is the lesser-known Leclerc tank developed by France, the smallest and lightest of any of the western designs. Featuring superbly detailed new illustrations and many photos, this volume pinpoints the key technology of the era, including turbine engines, APFSDS ammunition, advanced armor and high-tech fire-control systems, and describes how the rival tanks compared in the final stretch of the Cold War arms race.

Security Studies: An Introduction, 4th edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with in-depth coverage of traditional and critical approaches and an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues of the contemporary security agenda.

Kastellet Frederikshavns fængselshistorie gennem 250 årDenne bog er en moderniseret, opdateret version af Victor Krohns ”Kastellets Fængselshistorie” der oprindeligt udkom i blot 100 spritduplikerede eksemplarer i 1926. Bogen har lige siden været hovedværket for denne både spændende og tragiske del af Kastellets 350-årige historie, men grundet sin sjældenhed har den været svær at opdrive. Derfor har ”Kastellets Venner & Historisk Samling” valgt at fejre Kastellets 350 års jubilæum ved at genudsende bogen, men i Krohns ånd i en stærkt udvidet, opdateret og moderniseret udgave. Victor Krohn stræbte selv efter at bestandigt forbedre sine publikationer – vi tror, han ville have kunnet lide denne nye version.

By enrolling in this self-study course, you have demonstrated a desire to improve yourself and the Navy.Remember, however, this self-study course is only one part of the total Navy training program. Practicalexperience, schools, selected reading, and your desire to succeed are also necessary to successfully roundout a fully meaningful training program.COURSE OVERVIEW: In completing this nonresident training course, you will demonstrate aknowledge of the subject matter by correctly answering questions on the following: History andOrganization of the Seabees and Laws of War; Special Clothing and Equipment; Service Rifle and PistolMarksmanship; Combat Maneuvers, Formations, Patrols, and Ambushes; Land Navigation; Evasion,Survival, and Escape; Individual Protective Measures; Entanglements; Chemical, Biological, andRadiological (CBR) Defense; First Aid and Field Sanitation; Grenades, Land Mines, and Booby Traps;Organic Support Weapons: M203 and Machine Guns; and Organic Support Weapons: 60-mm Mortar andAT4.THE COURSE: This self-study course is organized into subject matter areas, each containing learningobjectives to help you determine what you should learn along with text and illustrations to help youunderstand the information. The subject matter reflects day-to-day requirements and experiences ofpersonnel in the rating or skill area. It also reflects guidance provided by Enlisted Community Managers(ECMs) and other senior personnel, technical references, instructions, etc., and either the occupational ornaval standards, which are listed in the Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower Personnel Classificationsand Occupational Standards, NAVPERS 18068.THE QUESTIONS: The questions that appear in this course are designed to help you understand thematerial in the text.VALUE: In completing this course, you will improve your military and professional knowledge.Importantly, it can also help you study for the Navy-wide advancement in rate examination. If you arestudying and discover a reference in the text to another publication for further information, look it up.

By enrolling in this self-study course, you have demonstrated a desire to improve yourself and the Navy.Remember, however, this self-study course is only one part of the total Navy training program. Practicalexperience, schools, selected reading, and your desire to succeed are also necessary to successfully roundout a fully meaningful training program.THE COURSE: This self-study course is organized into subject matter areas, each containing learningobjectives to help you determine what you should learn along with text and illustrations to help youunderstand the information. The subject matter reflects day-to-day requirements and experiences ofpersonnel in the rating or skill area. It also reflects guidance provided by Enlisted Community Managers(ECMs) and other senior personnel, technical references, instructions, etc., and either the occupational ornaval standards, which are listed in the Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower Personnel Classificationsand Occupational Standards, NAVPERS 18068.THE QUESTIONS: The questions that appear in this course are designed to help you understand thematerial in the text.VALUE: In completing this course, you will improve your military and professional knowledge.Importantly, it can also help you study for the Navy-wide advancement in rate examination. If you arestudying and discover a reference in the text to another publication for further information, look it up.

In this enthralling history, internationally bestselling author Max Hastings recounts the odds-defying Operation Biting, a 1942 parachute commando raid on Northern France to steal vital components of German intelligence--one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and one of the most successful. In February 1942, RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. British intelligence proposed an assault to capture key components. Incredibly brave agents of the French Resistance risked their lives to probe the German defenses on the Normandy coast. Then a company of Airborne forces were dropped into France in the dead of night amid heavy snow. Launching their attack, the allied soldiers dismantled the German's radar, and after three nail-biting hours and a fierce battle with Wehrmacht defenders, escaped in the nick of time using landing-craft that carried them back across the stormy seas to Portsmouth.Operation Biting retells this dramatic operation through a gallery of amazing characters from Winston Churchill, who promoted the raid, to Lord Mountbatten, who commanded Combined Operations, to the brave unsung commandos who fought their way through enemy territory.A cliffhanger of a story that ratchets the suspense to the last page, Operation Biting sheds new light on an exciting and little-known chapter of the Second World War.

This is a reprint of the 1917 Ordnance Department manual on the The Hotchkiss M1909 Benét-Mercié Machine Rifle Gun and it's Outfits & Accessories. It contains over 118 pages of full color period drawings and information on parts, assembly and accessories of the rifle. You will not be disappointed in this book!

Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of Military science

This handbook is for leader training for operating in a mountainous environment. This is the first edition of this handbook, based on first-hand observations and a review of current and past Army doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) by operational advisors from or attached to the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG).

This is a detailed study of the development of the Russian small arms industry. Humiliated in the Crimean War, Russia turned to the United States for help. Using archival sources, Bradley, author of Muzhik and Muscovite: Urbanization in Late Imperial Russia (Univ. of California Pr., 1985), describes the role of famous gunsmiths like Colt, Smith, and Wesson; they provided Russia with machinery, tools, production techniques, and even workers to build an independent arms industry. Assimilation was only partially successful; an inflexible economy hindered military modernization. A 30-page bibliography and 40 pages of footnotes testify to Bradley's meticulous research and academic style. Recommended for specialists.

This manual serves as a useful guide for officers in the infantry and cavalry on military reconnaissance, temporary fortification, and partisan warfare. It covers tactics, strategies, and practical tips to help officers organize their troops and plan their attacks in the field. Written by two experienced military officers, this manual is an essential resource for anyone in the armed forces.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.