"A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano."--

Briefly describes the history and gives examples of military weapons and technology including various types of ships, guns, missiles, planes, tanks, and weapons of mass destruction.

India and Pakistan are stalemated in a war that India launched. A small but powerful group of Indian senior military officers and civilian security officials, without the knowledge of the rest of the Indian government, have decided to strike at China, Pakistan's backer and India's recent enemy in the Littoral Alliance War. To avoid any blame for the attack, the group has obtained Russian-made nuclear warheads from a renegade Russian arms merchant...

Describes different types of guns and other firearm weapons, including rockets, grenades, tranquilizer guns, and tasers, and explains each weapon's use.

The possibility that nuclear weapons might fall into the wrong hands poses a major threat to our national security. Learn about the history and development of nuclear weapons, and the superpower arms race of the Cold War.

"Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers."
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"You like Law & Order? Or even a John Grisham novel? Well, Steve Martini is one of the best of the best when it comes to crime thrillers."
—Asbury Park Press

The reasons why Steve Martini is one of the most popular thriller writers around are abundantly clear in Trader of Secrets: an ingenious plot, great characters, gripping

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Several animals use parts of their bodies as weapons to protect themselves from predators or attack their prey. Through the exciting narrative in this creative guide to animal adaptations, readers discover how animals such as skunks, narwhals, and scorpions use their bodies as weapons and how this helps them survive in the wild

"With simple text and bold infographics, teaches beginning readers about military robots and their role in our world"--