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German Artillery: 1914 - 1918
Wolfgang Fleischer
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Description for German Artillery: 1914 - 1918
Paperback. A highly accessible overview of German Artillery in WW1 with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 128 pages, 151 b/w photographs, 7 colour images and 42 drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
The importance of artillery in warfare grew more and more throughout the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. New developments such as solid cannon barrels improved hit accuracy and the range of projectiles. This Fact File volume focuses on German Artillery during the Great War, when it could be argued that artillery was for the first time the dominant weapon on the battlefield. Wolfgang Fleischer discusses the diversity of artillery developed and used during the First World War by the Germans.
The importance of artillery in warfare grew more and more throughout the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. New developments such as solid cannon barrels improved hit accuracy and the range of projectiles. This Fact File volume focuses on German Artillery during the Great War, when it could be argued that artillery was for the first time the dominant weapon on the battlefield. Wolfgang Fleischer discusses the diversity of artillery developed and used during the First World War by the Germans.
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473823983
SKU
V9781473823983
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-23
About Wolfgang Fleischer
Wolfgang Fleischer, born in 1952, is Head of Department in military technology in the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden and guest lecturer for historical ordnance at the Sprengschule Dresden. He has published a number of books and articles covering weapons, ammunition, ordnance and military vehicles.
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