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 ...

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 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...

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

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...

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

Located just outside Chicago in the city of Harvey, Illinois, the Buda Foundry and Manufacturing ...

Named in honor of the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama where it was developed, the SSM-A-14...

The U.S. Navy's front line, land-based maritime patrol aircraft, the Lockheed P-3 Orion is a high...

The Boeing B-17 was the first mass-produced, four-engine heavy bomber. Used throughout World War ...

In 1873, the first cable railway in the United States began operation in the hilly city of San Fr...

Founded in 1901 in Niles, Ohio, the Niles Car and Manufacturing Co. produced a range of machinery...

The M2-2 flamethrower was an American portable backpack incendiary device that was used in World ...

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

Developed to replace the UH-1 Iroquis,Sikorsky¿s UH-60 Black Hawk first entered service in 1979.A...

Built by the Electric Boat Company, the Motor Torpedo Boat or 'PT' was a potent, versatile and hi...