Artillery: The Big Guns Go to War by Johnson, Curt

Artillery: The Big Guns Go to War by Johnson, Curt

Hardcover, ISBN 9780706404111
Publisher: Octopus, 1975 First Edition.

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Introduction By Aram Bakshian, Jr.  A Volume In The Modern Military Series Edited By Michael Leitch.

Illustrated With Numerous Photographs And Color Drawings. Covers The Types And Usage Of Artillery From The Industrial Revolution Of The 1850'S On Through America's Involvement In The Vietnam War. Chapters Are Also Devoted To The Details Of Important Weapons And The Different Types Of Shells Employed.

In this 1975 entry in the Modern Military Series, with a one-page introduction by former Editor-in-Chief of the American Speaker, Aram Bakshian, Jr., author Curt Johnson traces the development of the big guns, including self-propelled and railroad guns, in six chapters as follows: Chapter One: The First Wars Of The Industrial Revolution 1850-70 (24 pages);

Chapter Two: Artillery In The Small Wars 1871-1914 (16 pages);

Chapter Three: World War I (24 pages);

Chapter Four: The Inter-War Years (8 pages);

Chapter Five: World War II (38 pages);

Chapter Six: The Post-War Years (16 pages).An Artillery Data Section in two parts provides details of the most important weapons, and the various types of shells used over 9 pages.

Profusely illustrated in both colour and b&w photos, drawings, maps of”