Brenner, Eliot.Desert Storm: The Weapons of War. Crown, 1991. Provides overview of modern weaponry.
Corvisier, André.Armies and Societies in Europe, 1494-1789. Indiana, 1979. Detailed, classic military history; originally in French.
Farwell, Byron.Mr. Kipling's Army. Norton, 1981. Interesting explanation of the structure and traditions of the British imperial army.
Gooch, John.Armies in Europe. Routledge & Kegan, 1980. Comparative historical study of England, France, Russia, Austria, and Italy since 1750.
Keegan, John, ed.World Armies. Facts on File, Gale, 1979. Reference for every army: history, politics, weapons, uniforms, and combat status.
Langford, David.Two Thousand Eighty: The Future of Military Technology. Morrow, 1979. Consideration of sophisticated armaments, space warfare, future weaponry.
Otway, T. B. H.The Second World War 1939-1945, Army, Airborne Forces. London: Imperial War Museum Department of Printed Books, 1990. Originally classified as a confidential document, published by the British War Office in 1951, a comprehensive study of Airborne Forces in World War II.
Rogan, Helen.Mixed Company: Women in the Modern Army. Putnam, Beacon, 1981. 1982. Examines roles, effectiveness, problems.
Thomas, Nigel.The French Foreign Legion. St. Martin's, 1977. Brief, illustrated examination of the Legion since 1831.