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Artillery - The Big Guns To to War

By: Octopus Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Octopus Books)


Product Info

Title
Artillery - The Big Guns To to War
Publisher
Category
Author
Curt Johnson
Publish Year
1975
Pages
144
Dimensions
8.5x11.5x.75"
NKG Part #
2147959678
Type
Hardcover

Description

This superbly presented book tells the story of the big guns and their rapid development over the past one hundred years. The evolution of modern artillery pieces is traced from the muzzle-loaders of the Crimean War to the rocket and tube artillery duels of today's battlefields.

Superbly illustrated throughout in color and black and white, there are informative battle and campaign maps and detailed diagrams describing how guns work and how they were used in a wide range of situations - from the trenches of World War I to the Pacific island defense devised by the Japanese.