"The technology and tactics of warfare today and the hardware that will rule the battlefields of tomorrow. From the soldier's personal weapons to the armored fighting vehicles that form both spearhead and shield"--Jacket subtitle.

"A Salamander book"--Title page verso. Includes index. "A Salamander book"--T.p. verso.

Weapons: M109 -- Pershing and Lance -- Pluton and Hades -- MLRS -- SS-1 Scud, SS-21 Spider and SS-23 Scarab -- BM-21 and RM-70 -- TR, FH-70 and Soltam -- D-30 and S-23 -- M198 and Light gun -- Crotale, Shahine and AMX-13 DCA -- Wildcat, Roland and Gepard -- Bofors 40mmL/70 and ZSU-23-4 Shilka -- SA-4, SA-6, SA-8, SA-9 and SA-13 -- Rapier -- M163 Vulcan and Patriot -- Artemis and Breda Twin 40L70 -- Stinger, Blowpipe, Javelin and SA-7 grail -- Armbrust, RPG-7 and Dragon -- Carl Gustaf, AT-4, Tow and Milan -- SA-80, M16 and AK-74 -- Valmet M76, FA MAS and Galil -- M249, RPK, MG3 and M60 -- MO-120-RT-61, L16 and M-240. Tactics: The Suez Canal, 1973 -- Combined arms operations -- Soviet tactics -- River-crossing operations -- Infantry battalion attack: Wireless Ridge -- Air mobility -- Airborne forces -- Parachute operations: Rescue at Kolwezi -- Artillery -- Low-intensity warfare -- Special forces operations.