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Armaments industries titles - 95 results

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-industrial Complex

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-industrial...

James Ledbetter

History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political leaders & leadership; Central government policies; Political economy; Armaments industries; Military engineering

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Shows how the government, military contractors, and America's overall economy have become inseparable. This book uncovers... [more]

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Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty that Armed Germany at

Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty that Armed Germany...

William Manchester

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Weapons & equipment; Armaments industries

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The Krupp family were the premier German arms manufacturers from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War... [more]

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The Optical Munitions Industry in Great Britain, 1888-1923

The Optical Munitions Industry in Great Britain, 1888-1923

Stephen C. Sambrook

Armaments industries; History of engineering & technology

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Running counter to the general decline of technological industries in post-Victorian Britain, optical munitions provides an... [more]

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Jane's Weapons: Ammunition

Jane's Weapons: Ammunition

Anthony G. Williams, Leland S. Ness

Reference; Weapons & equipment; Armaments industries; Military engineering; Ordnance, weapons technology

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Provides reference data on ammunition in service with armies, navies, air forces and paramilitary organizations around the... [more]

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Jane's Weapons: Infantry

Jane's Weapons: Infantry

Leland S. Ness, Richard D. Jones

Weapons & equipment; Tanks & military land vehicles; Armaments industries; Military engineering; Ordnance, weapons technology

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Provides reference data on infantry weapons in development, in production and in service with armies and paramilitary organizations... [more]

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Defense Manufacturing: Technology Strategy & Risk Management

Defense Manufacturing: Technology Strategy & Risk Management

Preston I. Brown, Travis E. Robinson

Business strategy; Armaments industries

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For over fifty years, the DoD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program has been the Department's Investment mechanism for... [more]

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Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-industrial Complex

Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-industrial...

William Hartung

Military history; Politics & government; International relations; Warfare & defence; Economic systems & structures; Armaments industries

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Examines the far ranging tentacles of America's largest, most well funded military contractor, Lockheed Martin. This title... [more]

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Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex

Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial...

William Hartung

Politics & government; International relations; Warfare & defence; Armaments industries

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A hard-hitting expos of the worlds largest and richest military contractor [more]

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The Military-industrial Complex and American Society

The Military-industrial Complex and American Society

Sterling Michael Pavelec

Defence strategy, planning & research; Armaments industries

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A reference on the military-industrial complex, from its Cold War era expansion to the present. It addresses the broad subject... [more]

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Arsenal of World War II: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1940-1945

Arsenal of World War II: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1940-1945...

Paul A.C. Koistinen

History of the Americas; Second World War; Weapons & equipment; Political economy; Armaments industries

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Focusing on the mobilisation of national resources, Koistinen analyses all relevant aspects of the American World War II economy... [more]

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The Best of  Holland and Holland: England's Premier Gunmakers

The Best of Holland and Holland: England's Premier Gunmakers

Jan Roosenburg, Michael McIntosh

Reference works; Armaments industries; Small firearms, guns & other equipment

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In this book, acknowledged English gun expert Michael McIntosh and former H & H director Jan Roosenburg show us the finest... [more]

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Arming the South: The Economics of Military Expenditure, Arms Production and Arms Trade in Developing Countries

Arming the South: The Economics of Military Expenditure, Arms Production...

Jurgen Brauer, Paul Dunne

Arms trade; Development economics; Armaments industries

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Contributing to the fields of both development economics and security studies, this volume re-examines the economics of military... [more]

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Manufacturing Insecurity: Rise and Fall of Brazil's Military-industrial Complex

Manufacturing Insecurity: Rise and Fall of Brazil's Military-industrial...

Ken Conca

Weapons & equipment; Arms trade; Armaments industries

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Using case studies of four weapons programmes, the author explores the spectacular growth and decline of Brazil's military-industrial... [more]

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Challenges to the Defense Industrial Base

Challenges to the Defense Industrial Base

Leena Nwosu

Armaments industries

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The Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry conducted hearings, held roundtable discussions with industry,... [more]

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China's Emergence as a Defense Technological Power

China's Emergence as a Defense Technological Power

Tai Ming Cheung

Military history; Defence strategy, planning & research; Armaments industries

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China is flexing its growing military and strategic clout in the pursuit of broadening national security interests. At the... [more]

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British Cartridge Manufacturers, Loaders & Retailers

British Cartridge Manufacturers, Loaders & Retailers

C. W. Harding

Armaments industries; Small firearms, guns & other equipment

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This is a reference book written for collectors and it contains much historical information which in many instances will be... [more]

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The OKH Toy Factory: The Nibelungenwerk: Tank Production in St. Valentin

The OKH Toy Factory: The Nibelungenwerk: Tank Production in St. Valentin...

Michael Winninger

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Tanks & military land vehicles; Armaments industries; Military engineering

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The village of St. Valentin, situated in the western part of Niederosterreich, was a growing and ultimately very important... [more]

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Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Industrial Complex

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Industrial...

James Ledbetter

History of the Americas; Warfare & defence; Armaments industries

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Reveals how the government, military contractors, and the nation's overall economy have become inseparable. This book uncovers... [more]

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Acquisitions of Defense Systems

Acquisitions of Defense Systems

J.S. Przemieniecki

Weapons & equipment; Armaments industries; Law as it applies to other professions

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This valuable textbook describes the step-by-step defense system acquisition process. [more]

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Arms and Innovation: Entrepreneurship and Alliances in the Twenty-First Century Defense Industry

Arms and Innovation: Entrepreneurship and Alliances in the Twenty-First...

James Hasik

Weapons & equipment; Armaments industries

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For all their advantages, small firms face significant challenges in access to capital and customers. To overcome such problems,... [more]

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Never for Want of Powder: The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia

Never for Want of Powder: The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia...

C. L. Bragg, Charles D. Ross, Gordon A. Blaker, Stephanie A. T. Jacobe, Theodore P. Savas

Industrialisation & industrial history; Armaments industries

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Illustrated with seventy-four color plates and fifty black-and-white photographs and drawings, this work tells the story of... [more]

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Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation

Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation

Daniel Terris

Business ethics; Armaments industries

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A fascinating assessment of the ethics program at Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest defense contractors. [more]

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South Africa's Armaments Industry: Continuity and Change After a Decade of Majority Rule

South Africa's Armaments Industry: Continuity and Change After a Decade...

Dan Henk

Armaments industries

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In 1994, with the advent of majority rule, the new South African government faced the hopeful, yet sobering task of negotiating... [more]

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Vickers Guided Weapons

Vickers Guided Weapons

John Forbat

Military history; Armaments industries; Ordnance, weapons technology

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Containing diagrams and photographs, this volume looks at missile and avionics systems, and the trials and their effects on... [more]

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South Africa's Armaments Industry: Continuity and Change After a Decade of Majority Rule

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