American Breechloading Mobile Artillery 1875-1953: An Illustrated Identification Guide - Williford, Glen M.
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An illustrated identification guide to all the types of mobile field artillery (wheeled) adopted for service by US military forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps) in the modernera. Covers the period from 1875 and the first breechloading, rifled guns through types adopted during the Korean War. Major types profiled are field and infantry artillery, mountain guns, siege artillery, anti-tank guns and naval landing guns. Each type of gun is described in text, drawings, and photographs. Included are the history of the types development, major features, production, combat usage and comments about…mehr

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An illustrated identification guide to all the types of mobile field artillery (wheeled) adopted for service by US military forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps) in the modernera. Covers the period from 1875 and the first breechloading, rifled guns through types adopted during the Korean War. Major types profiled are field and infantry artillery, mountain guns, siege artillery, anti-tank guns and naval landing guns. Each type of gun is described in text, drawings, and photographs. Included are the history of the types development, major features, production, combat usage and comments about surviving examples. It will prove to be a valuable reference guide to military historians, students of artillery technology, and those caring for or collecting surviving examples. This is the first comprehensive guide to American mobile artillery ever to be published.
Autorenporträt
Author Glen Williford is a long-time historical researcher of American field and coast artillery. A co-founder of the Coast Defense Study Group, he has published extensively on these topics in recent years.