Mini Military Encyclopedias That Pack a Big Punch

Amber Books Mini Miliary Encyclopedias Small Arms 1914-Present on top of purple, red, olive, and green back covers

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Build Their Knowledge of Military Implements

Amber Books Mini Miliary Encyclopedias Small Arms 1914-Present on top of purple, red,
  • What: Amber Military Equipment Encyclopedia Books
  • When: 7 years and up
  • Why: Educational, detailed, illustrated
  • Where: Amazon or Amber Books

My child cannot get enough of history, battles, battle games, and anything related to the armed services. So when we stumbled across these small books that detail every type of armament known to mankind, we bought them on the spot. Start flipping the pages of Military Jet Aircraft or any number of additional titles and see what you and your child will learn.

Military Jet Aircraft by Mibook cover image from Amazon

Military Jet Aircraft Mini Encyclopedia on Amazon

From airplanes to tanks, these books come packed with facts for kids who can’t get enough of their favorite type of army vehicle. Want more information on artillery? They’ve got you covered there, too. So far, we own Modern Artillery, Military Vehicles, Military Jet Aircraft, Tanks & AFVs, Small Arms 1914-Present, and Aircraft of World War II.

Borgward B2000 page from Military Vehicles by Chris McNabb mini military encyclopedia
Each page, like this one from Military Vehicles by Chris McNabb, gives detailed information along with an illustration.

Each book includes a table of contents where you can find all the different subcategories. From there, individual pages come packed with specific stats. Read the paragraph description for background information. Or scan the shaded box to find out details like country of origin, range, velocity, measurements, and more. All the entries come with an illustration on their detailed page to avoid confusion and help distinguish between similar models.

Mini military encyclopedias book spines in a row blue Small Arms, green Tanks and AFVs, red Modern Artillery, olive Military Vehicles, and purple Military Jet Aircraft
You can get this small encyclopedias in a variety of military topics.

This encyclopedia for specific military weapons and vehicles measures about seven inches tall and around 300 pages long, not including the glossary. The clear organization makes it easy to find specific information. Or enjoy packing your child’s brain with tons of information in small slices of time. Any military aficionado will enjoy perusing this miniature tomes packed with information.

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