Despite efforts to clamp down on missile proliferation, states in the Middle East continue to invest large amounts of resources in acquiring theses systems. The reasons for this proliferation are many and includethe prestige associated with missile forces, their abilityto cause terror amongst enemy civilian populations, their penetrative capability, and the fact that they can be configured to deliver weapons of mass destruction. In a region wrought with conflict and dispute, the proliferation of such systems is far from inconsequential.This book reviews the various rationales underpinning missile proliferation in the Middle East. It also analyses soutces of supply and domestic development programs, reviews the employment history of ballistic missiles in the region and investigates the problems associated with arms control.

GOING BALLISTIC: The Build-up of Missiles in the Middle East

History

Navias, Martin

Military

Brassey's UK

Agents of Empire is the story of a unique partnership, forged by war and matured in friendship. Brigadier Walter Gribbon, formerly of the King's Own Royal Regiment, after junior staff service in the early stages of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War 1, was posted to the War Office to serve as a major under Major General George Mcdonogh, the Director of Military Intelligence. Aaron Aaronsohn was a distinguished agronomist working in Palestine, occassionally in the Turkish Administration. He was also a Jew and a Zionist. Increasingly convinced that a future for his people depended on British support, Aaronsohn and his family offered their services as intelligence agents to the Brirish in Cairo. They were rebuffed. Aaron then journeyed from Damascas to London, where, in October 1916, he met Walter Gribbon. With the support of Zionists such as Mark Sykes and Wyndham Deedes, Gribbon amd Aaronsohn set in train an intelligence operation which greatly helped General Allenby to defeat the Turkish Army in the Levant to give Britain its 'moment' in the Middle East and lay the foundations for a Zionist state. Bringing together for the first time Gribbon's private papers and Aaronsohn's diaries, in addition to other previously unpublished material, Agents of Empire reveals the extent of British political and strategic support for a Zionist state in the latter part of World War 1.

AGENTS OF EMPIRE: Anglo-Zionist International Operations

Verrier, Antony

Biographies & Memoirs

This book, the fifth in the New Series, is concerned with the Regiment's part in the first two years of the Second World War, at home, in Europe and in Africa. It covers the relatively small Regular element existing in peacetime and the massive growth brought about by the urgent need to expand for war. Armed at the outset mostly with guns which differed little from those employed in the First World War, the Regiment was ill-equipped in the quality and quantity of its equipments and in the standard of training of most of its men. These deficiencies were eventually overcome. During the first two years of war, however, the Regiment had to improvise and did so magnificently. Battles were won even in the course of losing campaigns. The dire results of the campaigns in Norway and France were followed by the magnificent part played in the defence of the homeland. Early success in the Western Desert was followed by defeat there and in Greece and Crete offset only by victory in East Africa. This book shows how a great artillery strength and a wider knowledge of how it should be employed could have made all the difference in many of these campaigns.

YEARS OF DEFEAT 1939 - 1941: History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery - Volume 5

Farndale (General Sir), Martin

This delightfully written book tells the story of William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchiston, who was sent to China in 1834, not to stop the opium smuggling (by which all local officials profited hugely), but to seek a settlement between the British sea-traders and the Cantonese authorities. He was at once seen by the Chinese authorities as a dangerous spy - a 'Barbarian Eye'. Although his attempts to find an agreement were unsuccessful, Lord Napier noticed a rocky island occupied by only a few fishermen's families, and guarding one of the world's finest harbours. Why not arrange to trade from here, rather than up river at Canton, where ships could be boxed in at whim? The island was called Hong Kong. Based largely upon Lord Napier's letters and journals, the book gives an admirable insight into the story of Western contacts over the centuries with China, as well as life in England and Scotland in the early 19th century.

BARBARIAN EYE: Lord Napier in China, 1834 - the Prelude to Hong Kong

Business & Money

Napier, Priscilla

International

Tanks continue to dominate land warfare. All tanks have to blend and balance three competing characteristics: a high degree of survivability, lethal firepower and mobility over rough terrain. This book assesses the tanks in service around the world today and explains why certain fighting machines command the killing zone. The 'Brassey's Modern Military Equipment' series has been compiled to provide a well-researched, authoritative reference for soldiers at all levels in the command chain, as well as for the civilian observer. It provides concise and accurate intelligence on vehicles and equipment which are currently in service, with detailed descriptions, photographs and specifications.

TANKS: Main Battle and Light tanks (Brassey's Modern Military Equipment)

Gelbart, Marsh

An analysis of the US Union army of 1861 to 1865, this work provides details of the uniforms and equipment of the regular army, including infantry, cavalry and artillery. There are also chapters on the regiments raised to swell the Northern army, including Zouaves, Chasseurs, Lancers and Hussars.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY (Brassey's History of Uniforms)

Smith, Robin

Americas

The thawing of the Cold War has removed a nuclear threat that hung over the world for decades, but there is no reason to drop our guard. Smaller and more belligerent states now have nuclear, Biological and chemical capabilities, and the will to use them. In recent years we have even seen terrorist groups using chemical agents, and the time cannot be far off when a terrorist organisation makes use of a nuclear threat. 'NBC:Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare on the Modern Battlefield' takes a dispassionate look at the nature of the threat, the equipment available to detect radiation and biological agents, and the measures available to the soldier to protect himself and to continue fighting in an NBC environment. The 'Brassey's Modern Military Equipment' series has been compiled to provide a well-researched, authoritative reference for soldiers at all levels in the command chain, as well as for the civilian observer. It provides concise and accurate intelligence on vehicles and equipment which are currently in service, with detailed descriptions, photographs and specifications.

Nbc: Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Warfare on the Modern Battlefield

Norris, J.

For the outdoorsman or soldier, a knife is not a luxury, it is a necessity. One of man's most basic tools, a knife can gather and prepare food, build and tend a fire, create a shelter and signal for rescue; and when the chips are down, it will do duty as a lethal close combat weapon.'Knives:MIilitary Edged Tools and Weapons' covers the whole range of blades available to the modern soldier, from fighting knives and bayonets through combat and survival knives, to the versatile multi-tools and folders, not forgetting special purpose blades such as the machete, special forces shovel, combat tomahawk and even the assegai. It is often erroneously thought that these knives are designed solely for killing; this book seeks to show that they are in fact truly multi-purpose tools The 'Brassey's Modern Military Equipment' series has been compiled to provide a well-researched, authoritative reference for soldiers at all levels in the command chain, as well as for the civilian observer. It provides concise and accurate intelligence on vehicles and equipment which are currently in service, with detailed descriptions, photographs and specifications.

KNIVES: Military Edged Tools and Weapons (Brassey's Modern Military Equipment)

Marchington, James

From thr battle of Buena Vista to the capture of Mexico City, this book is the most detailed study of both armies yet published and includes many previously unpublished pictures from both American and Mexican archives. It is a thorough ananlysis of both US and Mexican armies with chapters detailing the range of their uniforms, weapons and equipment. The Mexican-American War was a crucial conflict for the emerging United States, and created an army that would later face the test of the American Civil war.

Mexican-American War, 1846-48 (Brassey's History of Uniforms)

Field, Ron

World

This is an essential book for everyone with an interest in the English Civil War of 1642 -1660 and includes drawings, paintings, and photographs both of uniforms and weapons in museums and of people wearing and using them in reenactments. The text discusses personalities, battle tactics, details of arms and armor and other military matters, including the development of Britain's first professional standing army.

ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (Brassey's History of Uniforms)

Elliot-Wright, Philipp

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