Tag: Artillery

Free Download John Norris – Gunpowder Artillery 1600-1700
The Crowood Press | 2005 | ISBN: 186126691X | English | 168 pages | PDF | 121.5 MB
In this follow-up to his successful ‘Early Gunpowder Artillery’, John Norris looks at artillery across the world in the early-modern period. Including weapons used during the English Civil War, the Austro-Turkish war and the Thirty Year’s War, among many other conflicts, this book describes the development of heavy, light and field artillery in this exciting period of history.

Free Download German Field Artillery of World War II
by Zaloga, Steven J.;Rodríguez, Felipe;, Felipe Rodríguez
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1472853970 | 49 pages | True PDF EPUB | 23.85 MB

Free Download Ian V. Hogg – German Artillery of World War Two
Greenhill Books | 2002 | ISBN: 185367480X | English | 308 pages | PDF | 223.76 MB
German Artillery of World War Two Hogg Complete details of German artillery used in WWII: infantry, mountain, field, heavy field, heavy, railway, anti-aircraft, anti-tank, coastal, and recoilless artillery. Official name and abbreviation, and any code name, is given for every piece, with a summary of its history and career, followed by extensive tables with technical specs, and details of performance, ammunition, projectiles, and propelling charges.

Free Download Ian V. Hogg – British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914-1918
Ian Allan | 1972 | ISBN: 0711003815 | English | 256 pages | PDF | 277.58 MB
This has been the best source on British First World War artillery since it was published. It includes an exhaustive listing of guns, ammunition and fuzes as well as a good selection of photographs and drawings of each of the weapons and most of the carriages.

Free Download Ian V. Hogg – Artillery in Color 1920-1963
Arco Publishing | 1980 | ISBN: 0668049391 | English | 196 pages | PDF | 110.38 MB
Excellent small handbook. The contents are fascinating, and give a good historical insight as to the development of artillery after WW1.

Free Download Curt Johnson – Artillery: The Big Guns Go to War
Octopus Books | 1975 | ISBN: 0706404114 | English | 152 pages | PDF | 122.49 MB
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Free Download Franz Kosar – A Pocket History of Artillery: Light Fieldguns
Ian Allan | 1974 | ISBN: 0711004854 | English | 256 pages | PDF | 109.71 MB
This book provides a general brushing on the light field artillery from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day (considering as such the early 70s of the last century, when the book was actually published) which, although not particularly detailed, goes straight to the point without personal digressions by the author.

Free Download Hitler’s Artillery 1939 – 1945 (Images of War) by Hans Seidler
English | October 19, 2015 | ISBN: 1783463775 | 160 pages | PDF | 16 Mb
Hitler’s Artillery 1939 – 1945 is a highly illustrated record of the firepower of the German war machine between 1939 – 1945. Many of the photographs, all from the author’s collection, come originally from the albums of individuals who took part in the war.

Free Download Brian Delf, "British Napoleonic Artillery 1793-1815 (2): Siege and Coastal Artillery"
English | 2003 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841764779 | PDF | 11,3 mb
Following on from the first volume covering British Napoleonic Artillery, this volume concentrates on the heavy weapons of siege and coastal defences. This book covers the main equipments used; the 24 pounder siege gun and a variety of mortars. Mortars varied from 4- or 5-inch versions up to a13 inch calibre and were considered to be extremely effective because they used an exploding shell to destroy fortifications or personnel. Also covered in detail is the specialist bomb vessel, which was used to attack fortifications in a similar fashion; siege techniques; and the tactical use of siege and coastal artillery.

Free Download Brian Delf, "British Anti-tank Artillery 1939-45"
English | 2004 | pages: 52 | ISBN: 1841766380 | PDF | 28,3 mb
The rapid development of the tank as an offensive weapon following its introduction in World War I gave artillery theorists cause for concern during the 1920s and 1930s. By the beginning of World War II anti-tank guns had been developed, initially at around 37mm and 2 pounds in weight of shot. By the end of the war, monster anti-tank weapons were being developed, able to penetrate an armour thickness of up to 200mm at a range of 1,000 yards. This book explores the British efforts to keep up in a war of development, which saw heavier and more powerful guns eventually replaced by experimental ideas in an attempt to stop the German onslaught.