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Twentieth-Century Artillery: 300 of the World's Greatest Artillery Pieces Paperback – August 1, 2001

by Ian Hogg (Author)

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Future military historians will surely look back upon the 20th century and say, "There was the zenith of artillery." Though it retains its importance on the battlefield, for sheer diversity of type and multiplicity of design, for size, numbers, and tactical influence, the likes of artillery as it stood in 1945 will never again be seen. Beginning with the guns that pounded the trenches in World War I, and the giant calibers of "Big Bertha," "Schalnke Emma," and the Paris gun, go through the century's most important hand-held and anti-tank devices, anti-aircraft guns, and World War II field pieces right up to the latest tactical and strategic missiles.

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Series: Amber Military Series
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Friedman; First Printing Thus edition (August 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158663299X
ISBN-13: 978-1586632991
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,548,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3572 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Conventional
- #89819 in Books > History > World
- #91845 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering

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Not what you might expect.

ByA. Wesselon October 9, 2011

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

This a somewhat handy compact reference book, but the title is a tad misleading. The term "artillery" as used in this volume can, and does, mean anything from an intercontinental ballistic missile down to a rifle mounted grenade launcher. There is of course the full spectrum of towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, but many of the entries would more typically be found in works focused on guided missiles or infantry weapons. Even so, the weapons covered are discussed in sufficient depth to make this guide useful and interesting to the casual reader. Because of the varying classes of artillery, this book is not all inclusive and how the author determined what to include or not include is not clear. Still, I would recommend purchasing this item if you can find a copy at or below the cover price of $12.95.

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wish it was a standard size book.

ByZon May 28, 2013

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

The illustrations are nice. Only one per weapon though. The major issue I have with the book is how small it is. It should say that's it's only a tiny bit larger than a standard hard drive. But in regard to the seller, it came well protected and on time, so for that. Thank you very much.

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Great book, but incomplete....

ByRachel Gollubon July 25, 2002

Format: Paperback

This is a great book for recognizing artillery -- each page has a picture of a piece, a description, and a table with vital statistics. Artillery is grouped into categories (i.e. Field and Heavy Artillery, Air Defence Artillery, etc.) making it easy to find a given piece. (Look up the Paris Gun for a truly amazing sight.) I only have two complaints -- first, that it's incomplete, though that's to be expected (the subtitle is "300 of the world's greatest artillery pieces), and second, the same complaint I have about Armored Fighting Vehicles (by the same publisher) -- the table doesn't include the date it was introduced. Some of the summaries include dates, but not all. Overall, it's a very useful book!

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Flawed but Useful Series

Bytimoton January 8, 2013

Format: Paperback

I put everything I know about the series of which this book is part in a review of Destroyers, Frigates & Corvettes. I'm hoping that other people will add information and help make this series less mysterious.

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