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The dissertation is a catalogue of the artifacts of hand-held weapons which have been excavated in the southern Levant in Iron Age II contexts and which were published with an accompanying drawing or photograph. The intent has been to place in one easily accessible volume repres…
This dissertation researches the impact of the increased technologicalization of the United States' Military on its role in foreign and national security policy since World War II, but especially during the post-Cold War era. Specifically, this study argues that the increased te…
The weapon target assignment problem (WTAP) is the problem of assigning a set of weapons and munitions to target with the goal of minimizing the enemy threat. In its simplest form, WTAP can be formulated as a non-linear integer program and has been shown to be NP-complete. The l…
The Late Bronze Age in Britain (c. 1250–750 BC) was a period of economic and social reorganisation: agricultural and settlement patterns; funerary and depositional practices - all saw significant change and development. This thesis examines the evidence for the occupation and en…
The research study aims to investigate if carrying a weapon is considered as a high-risk behavior in college students (HBCUs) and if a history of receiving mental health treatment is associated with increased binge drinking among college students. Moreover, the study determined …
This thesis establishes the importance of the Seleucids' mounted troops. In contrast to previous scholarship the analysis presented here argues that Seleucid cavalry did not decline in quality or battlefield significance in comparison to its Macedonian predecessors, nor did Hell…
This handbook provides critical analyses of the theory and practices of small arms proliferation and its impact on conflicts and organized violence in Africa. It examines the terrains, institutions, factors and actors that drive armed conflict and arms proliferation, and further…
Firearms: an illustrated history
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In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with …
The following topics are dealt with: MIL-STD-1553; digital data bus; data reduction; data analysis; communication flight test; navigation system; part 23/25/27/29 avionics civil certification; electrooptical system; infrared system; radio detection; radar detection; radio rangin…
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time-and had such a devastating effect-as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in …
"Few issues attract greater concern and censure thatn those that surround youth 'gangs'. Paradoxically, youth researchers have conventionally been reluctant to even use the term 'gang' but, more recently, such reluctance has receded. Indeed, it is increasingly claimed that - in …
"Few issues attract greater concern and censure thatn those that surround youth 'gangs'. Paradoxically, youth researchers have conventionally been reluctant to even use the term 'gang' but, more recently, such reluctance has receded. Indeed, it is increasingly claimed that - in …