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BOOK EXCERPT:
Over the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century “monster guns” to the latest research into hypersonic electro-magnetic railguns. Taking a case study approach, Superguns explains the technology and role of the finest monster weapons of each era. It looks at the 1918 “Wilhelm Gun,” designed to shell Paris from behind the German trenches; the World War II “V-3” gun built to bombard London across the Channel; the Cold War atomic cannons of the US and Soviet Union; and the story of Dr Gerald Bull's HARP program and the Iraqi “Supergun” he designed for Saddam Hussein. Illustrated throughout, this is an authoritative history of the greatest and most ambitious artillery pieces of all time.
Product Details :
Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Release |
: 2018-12-27 |
File |
: 49 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781472826091 |
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For the first time ever, compare the British and German World War II big guns duelling with each other and harrying shipping in the Channel. One of the longest-running battles of World War II took place across the English Channel, in which huge artillery guns attempted to destroy each other, created psychological terror among the local inhabitants living near the coast, and harassed shipping over a four-year period. Neil Short examines the array of powerful weapons located across the Strait of Dover. Superb colour artworks explore both fixed gun batteries (including 'Jane' and 'Clem', and batteries Todt and Lindemann) and railway artillery (such as the German K5 and K12 guns, and the British 18in. 'Boche Buster'). Construction and targeting technology used by each side are also covered in detail, and the locations of all the major sites around Dover and Calais are pinpointed on easy to follow maps.
Product Details :
Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Neil Short |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Release |
: 2023-04-27 |
File |
: 134 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781472849793 |
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Product Details :
Genre |
: Canada |
Author |
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Publisher |
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Release |
: 1991 |
File |
: 1394 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UIUC:30112027611935 |