David Miller (1)
Author of Modern Naval Combat
For other authors named David Miller, see the disambiguation page.
David Miller (1) has been aliased into D.M.O. Miller.
Works by David Miller
Works have been aliased into D.M.O. Miller.
The Illustrated Directory of Guns: A Collector's Guide to Over 2,000 Military, Sporting and Antique Firearms (2005) 97 copies, 1 review
ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF GUNS: An Illustrated Directory of Over 1,000 Military and Sporting Firearms (2000) 87 copies, 1 review
Fighting Men of World War II Allied Forces: Uniforms, Equipment & Weapons (2008) 72 copies, 1 review
An Illustrated Guide to Modern Submarines: The Undersea Weapons That Rule the Oceans Today (1982) 37 copies
Great Book of Tanks: The World's Most Important Tanks from World War I to the Present Day (2002) 30 copies
The New Illustrated Guide to Modern Elite Forces: The Weapons, Uniforms and Tactics of the World's Secret Special Warfare Units (1992) 21 copies
Great Battles of World War II: Major Operations that Changed the Course of the War (1998) — Author — 20 copies
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- Legal name
- Miller, David Maxwell Owens
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- biographer
historian
military historian
Military officer - Short biography
- David Maxwell Owens Miller -- author and editor of military, political, and other works -- is a former officer in the British armed forces who served in the Falklands, Germany, the Netherlands, Malaysia, and Singapore. He has also worked for Jane's Information Group, where he edited Jane's Major Warships 1997. He has also written The History of Browning Firearms (978-1-59228-910-3) and The Illustrated Directory of Guns (978-0-681-06685-4). In 2000, he published the biography Lady DeLancey at Waterloo: A Story of Duty and Devotion. He lives in England.
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- UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Though not, in fact, a military history of the Cold War, this book is nonetheless fantastically useful. It is, despite its title, a layman's guide to every type of weapon system used by the superpowers and their allies during the Cold War: missiles, aircraft, tanks, submarines, surface ships, and so on. It also covers abstract issues like nuclear strategy and often overlooked subjects like mine warfare. All in all, it's a superb handbook of Cold War era military hardware, and a valuable show more resource for anyone interested in the period. show less
Compact and succinct entries on tanks are this book's metier. While one does not get the full run-down as one might get in, say, the Osprey New Vanguard series of books, the entries here are informative, handy, and logically laid out. Good for a starting resource to look things up.
Akin to Potomac’s military profiles series “Richard the Lionheart: The Mighty Crusader” by David Miller is an excellent primer for those interested in Richard the Lionheart and his accomplishments during the third crusade. Mr. Miller is quick and lucid while simultaneously being astoundingly detailed on each of King Richard’s conquests in and around the holy land, all in order to place Richard at the forefront of those leaders considered not just warriors but generals. From capturing show more Cyprus –a veritable book all in itself- to Richard’s final pact with Saladin Mr. Miller brought a new dimension to me of the red-haired, dynamic warrior king “Melek-Ric.” show less
The Illustrated Directory of Guns: A Collector's Guide to Over 1500 Military, Sporting and Antique Firearms by David Miller
very good graphic presentation, but extremely few details for each gun, and even those are mostly about caliber, length and so on, the historical details being mostly overlooked. The fact it is only in inches and so on makes the reading difficult for, well, the rest of the planet (silly them, using logical measurements not worth mentioning in this Murican book). There are also some editing mistakes (an article starts on a page but is not continued on the next or anywhere else).
It is useful show more just for identifying guns. Which nowadays one could easily do online, by googling.... show less
It is useful show more just for identifying guns. Which nowadays one could easily do online, by googling.... show less
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