Allied Artillery of World War One [Hardcover]

Ian V. Hogg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

A guide to artillery developments in Britain, France, the USA, Italy, Belgium, Serbia and Russia. Topics covered include: field artillery; heavy artillery; railway artillery; coastal defence artillery; anti-aircraft guns and ammunition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Military Trader, September 2006

"...a very useful reference to have at hand when studying any of the campaigns of the Great War."

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Ian V Hogg served in the Royal Artillery in World War Two and became a gunnery instructor in 1953. He joined the School of Artillery in 1963 and retired from service in 1972 with the appointment Master Gunner of the First Cass. After retirement he became a freelance writer and contributor to over 120 books and magazine articles. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK) (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861261047
• ISBN-13: 978-1861261045
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNDERSTANDING ARTILLERY FOR EVERYONE., August 12, 1999

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Mal Wright - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allied Artillery of World War One (Hardcover)

This book by the always to be trusted, Ian Hogg, details the allied artillery of WW1, which without such a clear explanation can be a very confusing subject. The book is about the weapons themselves and their capabilites. It is not about how they were used, or artillery tactics, although some of this is discussed. While this might disappoint some, there can be no doubt that by concentrating on the weapons, Hogg has been able to produce an affordable publication which provides most of what you want to know about the guns, nation by nation. Hopefully it will be followed by a similar book on Central Powers Artillery and one on the tactical use of the weapons by all participants. A sadly neglected topic. I rate this book very highly for those just getting into this area of study and for those old hands still trying to sort out the confusion from other publications. Mal.WRIGHT. Battles and Research page for wargamers.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great "nuts and bolts" book, May 20, 1999

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Mike Moscoe (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allied Artillery of World War One (Hardcover)

If you want to know what allied guns could do in the Great War, here is the book for you. It's got the numbers about gun weight and throw weight and counts on the numbers available.

If you want to know just how different armys went about getting the shells on target, this book also is the best explanation I've come across for the "Software" of doctrine and practice that is just as crucial as the hardware.

I even got to finally understand the dang recoil systems that were so important after 1905 or so.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but flawed, March 8, 2008

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Richard Peterson (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allied Artillery of World War One (Paperback)

This had the potential to be a truly excellent book on a neglected topic. It gives detailed information on nearly all Allied artillery of World War 1 in the appendix and most of these are discussed in detail in the body of the book. It falls short, however, largely because of inconsistencies and some notable gaps.

In a number of cases, the performance figures in the text do not agree with the figures quoted in the appendix, leaving the reader confused about actual performance. This is complicated by the fact that figures don't always agree with other sources. So who knows what's right?

Information on Russian weapons -- particularly heavy artillery -- is noticeably less complete than for other nations. There are also a number of weapons mentioned in the text that are not listed in the appendix and some (notably French 120mm guns) are not mentioned anywhere. Do not expect any discussion of artillery tactics and technical terms are sometimes used with no explanation of what they mean.

So why four stars? Because there is a tremendous amount of information on the artillery weapons used in World War 1. Even if there is some inconsistencies, they are not usually very large. You would be very hard pressed to find all the technical data anywhere else and I doubt you could find such a thorough discussion. If you have an interest in this topic, you need to buy this book.