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Chemical and biological warfare

Alibek, Ken W. Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World. Random House, 1999. The story of the Soviet Union's biological weapons program told by the man who ran it.

Cole, Leonard A. The Eleventh Plague. Freeman, Henry Holt, 1996. 1998. Historical and contemporary examples explain biological and chemical weapons.

Croddy, Eric. Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Common-Sense Guide for the Informed Citizen. Copernicus, 2002. Presents a history of these weapons and prospects for deterrence and containment.

Mangold, Tom, and Jeff Goldberg. Plague Wars: The Terrifying Reality of Biological Warfare. St. Martin's, 1999. A definitive account of the state of biological warfare.

Miller, Judith, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad. Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War. Simon & Schuster, 2001. Three investigative journalists report on the threat posed by biological warfare.

Taylor, Eric R. Lethal Mists: An Introduction to the Natural and Military Sciences of Chemical, Biological Warfare and Terrorism. Nova Science, 1999. Presents a nontechnical narrative for general readers.

Guided missiles

Diez, Octavio. Artillery and Missiles. Lema, 2001. Insights into the latest developments in ground force technology.

Graham, Bradley. Hit to Kill: The New Battle over Shielding America from Missile Attack. Public Affairs, 2001. A journalist's account of the biggest national security issue of our time: the revival of national missile defense.

Lee, R.G., ed. Guided Weapons. Brasseys, 1998. Discusses design, construction, and strategic and tactical uses.

Macknight, Nigel. Tomahawk Cruise Missile. Motorbooks International, 1993. The development of the cruise missile, the Tomahawk in particular.

McMahon, K. Scott. Pursuit of the Shield: The U.S. Quest for Limited Ballistic Missile Defense. University Press of America, 1997. On the rationale for deploying a strategic ballistic missile defense system to protect the American homeland.

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Nuclear weapons

Butler, Richard. Fatal Choice: Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Missile Defense. Westview, 2001. Warns of the dangers of nuclear proliferation in the era after the Cold War.

Dahl, Per F. Heavy Water and the Wartime Race for Nuclear Energy. IOP, 1999. A fascinating account of the Allied and Axis powers' quest for nuclear dominance in World War II.

Hein, Laura, and Mark Selden, eds. Living with the Bomb: American and Japanese Cultural Conflicts in the Nuclear Age Sharpe, 1997.

Landau, Elaine. The New Nuclear Reality. Twenty-First Century, 2000. Assesses the current realities of nuclear capabilities in the world arena. For high school readers.

LeBaron, Wayne. America's Nuclear Legacy. Nova Science, 1998. History of nuclear physics, tests, experiments, accidents, and missiles.

Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Simon & Schuster, Reprint, Touchstone, 1986. 1995. Major history of the nuclear era's technology and personalities.

Tank

Fletcher, David. Tanks in Camera: The Western Desert 1940-1943 Sutton, 1998. Tanks used by the British in North Africa during World War II; with archival photographs.

Foss, Christopher F. Jane's Tank & Combat Vehicle Recognition Guide. HarperCollins, 1996. Combat vehicles arranged by country, with photos.

Gelbart, Marsh. Tanks: Main Battle Tanks and Light Tanks. Brassey's, 1996. Country by country survey of tanks, complete with photographs.

Pfeifer, Kathryn B. The 761st Tank Battalion. Twenty-First Century, 1995. For younger readers.

Terry, T. W., and others. Fighting Vehicles. Brassey's, 1991. Survey of military vehicles.

Warfare

Beckett, Ian F.W. Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare. ABC-CLIO, 1999. An A-to-Z guide to guerrilla tactics and techniques.

Black, Jeremy The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: Renaissance to Revolution, 1492-1792. Cambridge University Press, 1996. Contains more than 90 maps and battle plans.

Chaliand, Gerard, ed. The Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age. University of California Press, 1994. A collection of writings on warfare strategies.

Christopher, Paul. The Ethics of War and Peace: An Introduction to Legal and Moral Issues. Prentice, 1998. Solid introduction to the legal and ethical dilemmas of waging war.

Dunnigan, James F. How to Make War: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Warfare in the 21st Century. 4th ed. HarperCollins, 2003. A primer on modern weapons, tactics, and armed forces.

Farwell, Byron. The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View. Norton, 2000. A definitive reference to the century that spawned modern warfare.

Meltzer, Milton Weapons & Warfare. HarperCollins Children's Books, 1996. For the younger reader.

Roberts, Adam, and Richard Guelff, eds. Documents on the Laws of War. Oxford University Press, 1999. An essential reference for those interested in the legal basis of war.

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