D.M.O. Miller

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

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