Big Guns
Artillery on the Battlefield
$24.56
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2017
Summary
Ever since the first appearance of large-calibre guns in the Middle Ages, gunpowder artillery has had an enormous impact on military strategy and warfare. Cannons were initially developed to tackle fortifications, but then technology enabled the development of lighter, more manoeuvrable field artillery which could change the outcome of battles. By the 19th century most European armies had artillery, and Napoleon, originally an artillery officer, took the use of artillery to a new level, using…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781612004884 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1612004881 |
| Author: | Angus Konstam |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers |
| Imprint: | Casemate Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 125mm |
| Series: | Casemate Short History |
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Angus Konstam looks at field artillery from its earliest uses right up to the modern day in the second of Casemate’s brilliant new Short History series. * Books Monthly *These books would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history or for someone talking history at school. Very readable and easy to understand with some good illustrations. * Army Rumour Service *
About The Author
Angus Konstam
Angus Konstam is a respected military and naval historian, with numerous books to his credit. A former naval officer and Curator of Weapons at the Royal Armouries, he now works as a full-time author and historian, and is based in Edinburgh.
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