British And American Artillery Of World War II; Author: Hogg, Ian V.; Hardback; Book

Author: Hogg, Ian V.
New ed.; Hardback; Book; 350 Illustrations
255 pages
Published: March 2002
Greenhill Books
ISBN: 1853674788

-- The ultimate guide to the artillery of the Western Allies-- Packed with technical detail-- Covers field, heavy, coastal, anti-aircraft, and anti-tank artilleryThis comprehensive encyclopedia provides an illustrated and highly detailed account of the guns used by the Allied armies of the West in all theaters in World War II.In contrast to the diversity of German weaponry, Allied artillery development was a story of gradual improvement and solid technical advance.The book is divided into sections on field and medium artillery, heavy and super-heavy artillery, anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns, railway artillery, coastal guns, and recoilless artillery. For each weapon described there is a service history, together with the author's incisive comments on performanceThis comprehensive encyclopedial provides an illustrated and highly detailed account of the guns used by the Allied armies of the West in all theatres in World War Two. This comprehensive encyclopedial provides an illustrated and highly detailed account of the guns used by the Allied armies of the West in all theatres in World War Two.