Customer Reviews

Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America (National Park Service Interpretive Series History)

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This book is generally considered the best all-round artillery reference.
It's especially valuable to scratch-builders of 18th century and
earlier sailing ship models, for its accurate info on cannons of the
various periods. I've had a copy since 1976, and wouldn't be without it!

Like most people, I have been looking at all the free books for my Kindle. I am interested in a variety of topics. This book caught my eye. The writing in the book is very well done. Nice detail. However, there are no illustrations. I do understand that this is a "free" book, and you get what you pay for. I am really hesitant to buy books which I know should have graphs or other types of illustrations because of what I have been finding.

In short. Good detail on artillery and cannons. Absolutely no pictures. Which is why I scored it three stars out of five.

Continuing my tradition of mostly reviewing books that no one else has.... I picked this one up at the Museum at Fort Sill Oklahoma a number of years ago. The title is self explanatory. This is actually a pretty dry read. It does not cover the history of use or the effects of the evolution of the pieces it describes. Technical developments and tactical considerations are covered in fair detail, but the operational use and strategic impact are for the most part left out. However, as a focused book it is interesting in and of itself. If you are an artillery officer, this should probably be on your bookshelf.