The Boeing B-29 was one of the most sophisticated aircraft of WWII. It featured many innovations ...

When it was originally published in 1899, The Locomotive Up to Date was hailed as '...the most de...

Created during WWII by the War Department, the Handbook on Japanese Military Forces was intended ...

The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was a class of amphibious warfare vehicle, a small landing craf...

Prepared for NASA by contractor United Space Alliance in 2005, this Space Shuttle Crew Escape Sys...

During WWII, the U.S. Army's ranks of men and its arsenal of equipment grew mightily. From a mere...

Originally created in 1971 by NASA contractor Grumman, the Apollo Spacecraft News Reference (LEM)...

Known as the 'Jug' because of its distinctive fuselage shape, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flew ...

Designed to replace the Matilda II and Valentine, the Churchill tank was renowned for its ability...

The largest piston-powered airplane ever mass-produced, Convair's B-36 'Peacemaker' was also the ...

Created in 1944, this field manual explains the organization and operation of the Transportation ...

The XF-11 was originally conceived as a dedicated reconnaissance aircraft, capable of high-speed ...

Both anti-tank and anti-personnel land mines were used by the Axis and Allied powers during WWII....

Originally prepared for the Chief of Coast Artillery and published December 16, 1941 -- just nine...

Built as both a fighter-interceptor and fighter-bomber, the F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabr...

One of the most storied aircraft of WWII, the Vought F4U-4 Corsair was the first single engine pr...

The Bailey Bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge.It wasdeveloped by the Brit...

Flown by the American Volunteer Group in China known as the 'Flying Tigers', the P-40 Warhawk ear...

The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, and serv...

In 1903 the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company broke ground on an ambitious project, to create th...

The US 75-mm tank gun M2 was the standard American tank gun of the Second World War.The M2 origin...

The technology of mining is the subject of this fascinating book which was originally published i...

'It has been said, with truth, that an inherent love of things mechanical finds a more or less de...

When Britain's brilliant aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland first proposed the Mosquito, the...

Designed as a replacement for the T-6 Texan, North American's T-28 Trojan first flew in 1949 and ...

Naval Ordnance and Gunnery is the most definitive book to emerge from WWII on the subject of nava...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless served as the U.S. Navy's front line dive bomber from the outbreak of W...

On October 4, 1957 at 10:28 Moscow time, a rocket carrying the world's first orbiting satellite r...

Equipped with a W38 thermonuclear warhead and with a range of 5,500 nautical miles, the Titan I w...

Originally created in 1968 by prime contractor North American Rockwell for NASA, the Apollo Space...

Originally printed in 1919, W.P. James' The Engineman's Manual was intended to be used in the ins...

The result of eighteen years of design and research, the A7L and A7LB spacesuits served during th...

In 1892 Charles Heisler received a patent for a new kind of geared locomotive. Equipped with twin...

The Space Shuttle Transportation System Manual provides a highly detailed overview of the compone...

Known as the 'Beau', Bristol's Beaufighter was based on the design of the Beaufort torpedo bomber...

Designed to replace the Redstone, the Pershing I, 1a and II missiles served for three decades as ...

Created by famed Lockheed designer Kelly Johnson, the F-104 Starfighter was designed to compete w...

The Boeing B-29 was one of the most sophisticated aircraft of WWII. It featured many innovations ...

Designed by Avro's Roy Chadwick to replace the Manchester, the Lancaster four-engine bomber becam...

The epitome of grace, beauty and design, the Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most deadly figh...

Designed and built by the White Motor Company, the M3 Scout Car saw service as a command vehicle,...

One of the most legendary naval aircraft of WWII, the Grumman TBF Avenger (and the General Motors...

The M4 Sherman medium tank was the first American tank to carry a 75mm main gun mounted on a full...

The 105-mm M2A1 Howitzer was the standard light field artillery piece for the United States in Wo...

The definitive technical guide to the submarines of World War II, 'The Fleet Type Submarine' was ...

In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richm...

Since ancient times, dogs have played a large part in warfare.From war dogs trained for combat pu...

The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the primary Marine Corps and U.S. Navy fighter aircraft during the op...