This second volume of Dolf Goldsmith's series on Browning machine guns proves beyond doubt that the rifle-caliber Browning was simply the most popular and most-used machine gun ever designed. In some ways this book is even more engrossing than Volume I, as it describes and illustrates in considerable detail the many variations on the basic Browning which were manufactured and/or used by over twenty countries, in virtually every corner of the world, in both World Wars, in Korea and in Vietnam. Of particular interest is the focus on the aircraft Browning, beginning in the Interwar years, in Britain and particularly in Belgium, where Dieudonn Saive, John Browning's erstwhile chief assistant, twice increased the rate of fire of the FN Browning aircraft machine gun, first in 1932 to 1,200 rpm and again in 1938 to 1,500 rpm, in order to keep pace with the ever-faster airspeeds of the best new fighters and pursuit aircraft. It may seem strange to feature an aircraft, even one so famous as the British Spitfire, one of the best all-round fighters of World War II, on the cover of a book about Browning machine guns. However there are really eight Browning machine guns in this picture! As discussed in Chapter Two of this book, the crucial decision to equip each British fighter with eight Brownings was of no less than monumental importance. On this subject the late Col. George M. Chinn USMC (ret.), the author of the authoritative five-volume series of books titled The Machine Gun, commented decisively, "Students of warfare are generally in agreement that the most far-reaching single military decision made in the 20th century was when a small group of British officers, shortly before World War II, decided to mount eight caliber .303 Brownings on their Hurricane and Spitfire fighters. This single act undoubtedly brought about a turning point of the war". 8.5" x 11", hardcover, 392 pages, 486 illustrations.

You can take your state-of-the-art Glock straight out of the box and start shooting. And that’s what you should do if you plan on using it for personal defense. Nothing you can do will make it work any better in that definitive role than it already does. But what if you want something that makes your Glock a little different from everybody else’s, a little more suited to your specialized needs? The same design simplicity that makes the Glock easy to manufacture and use also makes it easy to customize. This mini- Glocksmithing course by Glock enthusiasts Robert and Morgan Boatman first explains why you would make a specific modification and what you gain in terms of improved performance – or lose in the trade-off. It then presents step-by-step procedures for altering triggers, extending magazines and slide releases, adding new sights and incorporating other alterations for practical carry and use, as well as providing detailed instructions for basic disassembly and assembly, cleaning and routine maintenance. The workbook format makes the manual simple to follow as you work on your Glock, and high-resolution photos illustrate each part and step precisely. Make your Glock work even more effectively for you by thinking outside the box. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 72 pp.

An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers Updated and Expanded Edition by Maj. John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.) When John Plaster’s The Ultimate Sniper was released in 1993, it was hailed as an instant classic in the sniping community, influencing an entire generation of military and police marksmen around the world. Now this revolutionary book has been completely updated and expanded for the 21st century. Through revised text, new photos, specialized illustrations, updated charts and additional information sidebars, The Ultimate Sniper once again thoroughly details the three great skill areas of sniping – marksmanship, fieldcraft and tactics. Just some of the material in this new edition includes: * Cutting-edge sniper rifles, scopes, ammunition and equipment – everything purpose-designed or adapted specifically for military and police sniping * The latest tactics and techniques from the frontlines of the War on Terror, including the mountains, deserts and urban areas of the Middle East and Central Asia * Analysis of evolving technologies, including lasers, night vision, FLIR and ballistics programs * Detailed ballistics and trajectory data for sniper ammunition * An all-new chapter on countersniping lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan * An up-to-date listing of U.S.-based sniper training programs Find out why professional snipers, sharpshooters and long-range riflemen consider The Ultimate Sniper to be the bible of their craft. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 584 pp. A veteran of the top-secret Special Forces covert operations unit MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, Maj. John L. Plaster combined what he’d learned of stealth, stalking and camouflage with his postwar experiences as a competitive shooter and firearms instructor to write The Ultimate Sniper.

Many people today call themselves gunmakers, but very few have actually made a gun. Most buy parts wherever available and simply assemble them. During the past 50 years Bill Holmes has built from scratch countless rifles, shotguns and pistols of amazing artistry, ranging in caliber from .17 to .50. He has mastered the art of custom-making all the component parts himself and earned the right to call himself a gunmaker. In this book the esteemed gunmaker shows you step-by-step how to make (or modify) a custom bolt-action rifle in an inexpensive small shop. By following the simple instructions and mechanic’s drawings, you will discover how to select the design, materials and tools; manufacture the bolt, trigger, safety and sights; fit, chamber, shape and finish the barrel; ensure that your heat-treating is done properly; design, checker and finish the stock; and everything else you need to know to be able to call yourself a gunmaker. 8.5” x 11”, softcover, photos, illus., 152 pages.

Whether you’re a veteran or aspiring private investigator, a successful career is no longer possible by relying solely on traditional investigative practices. Skillful use of desktop computers, specialized software and the Internet are the keys to success in the PI trade today. Private Investigation in the Computer Age introduces you to the latest computer tools and resources that will enable you to work more quickly and efficiently. The author seamlessly weaves “old school” and Computer Age tactics to help you handle everything from bread-and-butter missing persons and surveillance cases, to fast-changing fields like heir finding, to the entirely new area of computer monitoring and surveillance. Just some of the things you will learn from this book include how to: * squeeze clues from e-mail headers to help find a runaway child or identify a cyberstalker * recover deleted data in order to find incriminating evidence on a subject’s hard drive * unravel complicated money trails without ever leaving your desk * monitor everything a suspect types into his computer, even as he’s entering it * prepare impressive, airtight reports for clients and courtroom testimony. A computer-illiterate PI is a dinosaur. Before the pavement-pounding old-timer steps off the curb outside his office, his computer-savvy competitors will have already received via the Internet the same public data he’s off to fetch. So get this book, get with the program, and get those cases and profits now. 8.5” x 11”, softcover, photos, illus., 176 pages

Here is a newly updated and revised edition of Alex Bealer’s classic guide to woodworking methods that have been refined and developed over thousands of years. It teaches and preserves techniques and historical information that were lost when modern woodwoking technology, dedicated to mass production, displaced the craftsman. Every woodworking operation-chopping, splitting, using the workbench, sawing, hewing, boring, chiseling, shaping, planing, turning - is described in detail. There is also information on the role of various tools in the evolution of wood products, the types and characteristics of wood, the preparation and maintenance of tools, collectible tools of antique value, and instruction on the subtleties of the craft, from rabbeting to molding. Over 200 line drawings by the author illustrate old, yet faascinating, ways of working wood. Hardcover, 255 pages, 6.25” x 9.25”, illustrated, indexed.

You could spend weeks online and not come up with half of the proven techniques and fascinating examples of the do-it-yourself life that are found in this innovative guide. Besides describing the highlights and unique features of each site, the author has created a special Web site that links to each one so that you won’t have to type lengthy URLs to reach your destination. Plus, these links will be updated frequently to make sure they are live and that the very latest information is included it’s like getting a revised and updated edition of the book automatically. Learn how to provide for food, water, shelter and defense; grow and preserve fruits and vegetables; harvest wild foods; make booze; craft fishing nets, candles and pottery; build and repair electrical and mechanical devices; harness solar, wind and hydro power; save money on just about everything; set up an emergency communications network and much more. 5.5” x 8.5, softcover, photos, 224 pages.

Written in simple, easily understood language, this book covers personal protection equipment, decontamination agents and procedures, emergency ready kits, emergency medicines, air filtration systems, emergency shelters and sealed rooms and home preparedness supplies. But knowing what you need isn’t enough, so Lane includes a list of suppliers to help you locate reliable and affordable supplies and equipment. This book eliminates the need for extensive research and condenses volumes of material into a no-frills text that will provide you and your loved ones with the skills and knowledge needed to survive a terrorist attack. 8.5” x 11”, softcover, illus., 80 pages.

No arms maker in history has captured the imagination in the way Winchester has: rifles, shotguns, and ammunition famous the world over for craftsmanship, design capability and performance, historical tradition, and sheer romance. And it is the Winchester that is known as "the gun that won the West." Now, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Winchester marque, R. L. Wilson -- America's most distinguished writer and expert in the firearms field -- has produced the definitive and official history of Winchester arms and ammunition. Valuable production tables are presented, in addition to a spectacular tribute, in text and photographs, of the full spectrum of products, first introduced in 1849. The book's large format presents many of the firearms in exquisite close-ups, accompanied by substantial details of history, development, and significance. Variations within model groups are given ample attention, and the book's organization gives an unequaled overview of nearly a century and a half of Winchester achievement. A unique, comprehensive table in the appendix gives serial numbers and related production data previously unavailable in any one source. The most lavish work ever produced on American long arms, Winchester: An American Legend has been published with the full cooperation of the Winchester Division of the Olin Corporation, as well as Winchester licensee, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company. 11.5” x 9”, hardcover, lavishly illustrated throughout with over 300 full color and 165 black and white photographs, 404 pages.

Winchester Shotguns is a story within a story. Since the 1860’s, Winchester has been an icon of the American firearms industry. While the company is best known for its innovative lever-action rifles, the story of Winchester shotguns is no less significant today among collectors and shotgun enthusiasts. Spanning the decades and every model designed and produced under the Winchester name, author and historian Dennis Adler has photographed examples of the world’s finest shotguns and compiled an encyclopedic volume of facts, figures and historically relevant information destined to make Winchester Shotguns a must have reference for anyone interested in American firearms. With more than 520 color photographs and illustrations showing individual models, actions and close up details of receivers, and factory engraving styles, this is the most lavishly photographed book ever published on Winchester shotguns. This book chronicles the entire 127 year history since the first British doubles were imported. This is a tale of ambition, of stunning success and heartbreaking failures; a tale not only of guns but of the men who created them for more than a century. 9” x 11.5”, hardcover, 520 full color pictures, indexed, 309 pages, illustrated.

The oldest industrial firm and the oldest gunmaker in the world, Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretaa, S. p. A., launches its 475th anniversary with the publication of this lavish history and celebration of a unique world of fine guns. Beretta remains under the stewards if its founding family, headed now by Ugo Gussalli Bereta and his sons, Pietro and Franco. Today the Beretta line of firearms and accessories reigns as one of the few international brands symbolic of unsurpassed quality. But no other firm goes back so far in history, or reaches so many corners of the globe, as Beretta. The Beretta line is the firearms enthusiast’s dream: self-loading pistols, rifles, and shotguns; bolt-action rifles; double-barrel over-and-under and side-by-side sporting rifles and shotguns; single-barrel rap guns; and from these, a refined line of premium-grade guns unsurpassed by any gunmaker in the world. All are created with the perfect molding of the most advanced, space-age, computer generated production machinery, in concert with traditional hand craftsmanship, in the ancient gunmaking village of Gardone, Val Trompia. Covers all Beretta shotguns, military rifles, machine guns, handguns, the Beretta M9 US service pistol and big game guns. Also covers the Beretta Heritage. 11.5” x 9”, 372 pages, indexed, lavishly illustrated throughout with full color, hardcover.

This is the master guide to the world of online public records! In this book you will find nearly 11,000 local, state and federal government sources for almost any public record you might need, including information storehouses for addresses, assets, civil court cases, credit data, criminal files, death indexes, fictitious names, prison records, judgments, genealogies, tenant histories, vital records and much, much more. The book walks you through all the steps to locate and search public records and includes a state-by-state analysis of free and fee-based sites, the top “gateway” sites to thousands of government resources and archives, and much more. Indispensible for researchers, investigators, journalists or anyone with a need to find information quickly and easily. 7.25” x 9.25”, softcover, 614 pp.

Robert Bowen found himself unexpectedly assigned to the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, shortly after joining the US Army. His service with the 101st begins with intensive training in North Carolina, where he forges friendships with fellow company members and prepares for combat in Europe. Transported to Britain, Bowen witnesses first-hand the devastation in the cities and is bemused by the wartime strictures of his new environment. As training continues, he division sense that something important awaits them, and that - as prophesied by one of the men - ‘Uncle Sam needs something for his money’. Shortly after, they receive their brief on Operation Overlord. Written shortly after the war - but never before published - Bowen’s narrative is immediate, direct and compelling. His account, one of the few by a member of the glider regiment, is a brutal insight into the battlefields of World War II and a vivid recreation of just what life was like in an elite unit. From the horror of D-Day and the despair of captivity, to personal recollections of ordinary men in an extraordinary conflict, this memoir tells the story of one man’s total war. 5.5” x 8.5”, 256 pages, hardcover.

This is the most comprehensive guide to identifying guns, for anyone who is likely to come into contact with any firearms that are in use today. Covering modern service weapons to older guns still found today. With color photos and detailed specifications from the world famous Jane’s Information Group Resources, you will be able to recognize any gun with confidence and accuracy. Jane’s Gun Recognition Guide also features details of manufacturers as well as listing all the brand names and marking you may come across around the world. 4.75” x 7.5”, 464 pages, Full color listings of all firearms, softcover, photos.

The three-dimensional camouflage of the famed ghillie suit is unparalleled in its ability to conceal the outdoorsman. But preassembled suits are expensive, and kits can be both costly and time-consuming. Tom Forbes, author of the best-selling PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman book and The Invisible Advantage video has come up with an alternative. Using simple procedures and economical, easily found materials, Forbes guides readers through the manufacture of several different kinds of ghillie suit, including the garment used by the British military during World War II. This handy workbook contains tips on materials and techniques used in ghillie suit construction, as well as valuable information on stalking methods. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, illus., 80 pages.