German Artillery, 1914-1918
Author: David Nash
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780855240028
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German Artillery of World War One
Author: Herbert Jager
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Published: 2001-09-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781861264039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld War I introduced the use of artillery on a hitherto unprecedented scale, changing the very nature of war from a series of set-piece battles to stalemates punctuated by attacks on frontlines. Starting with development of German artillery through 1914, this illustrated history describes in detail the light and heavy howitzers used by the Germans before going on to examine heavy mortars and long-range weapons. Specialist weapons for mountain, coastal and railway use are also covered, along with specialist engineer and infantry guns.
42cm 'Big Bertha' and German Siege Artillery of World War I
Author: Marc Romanych
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-01-20
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1780960190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early days of World War I, Germany unveiled a new weapon – the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch) M-Gerät howitzer. At the time, it was the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world and a closely guarded secret. When war broke out, two of the howitzers were rushed directly from the factory to Liege where they quickly destroyed two forts and compelled the fortress to surrender. After repeat performances at Namur, Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the howitzers 'Grosse' or 'Dicke Berta' (Fat or Big Bertha) after Bertha von Krupp, owner of the Krupp armament works that built the howitzers. The nickname was soon picked up by German press which triumphed the 42cm howitzers as Wunderwaffe (wonder weapons), and the legend of Big Bertha was born. This book details the design and development of German siege guns before and during World War I. Accompanying the text are many rare, never-before-published photographs of 'Big Bertha' and the other German siege guns. Colour illustrations depict the most important aspects of the German siege artillery.
German Artillery
Author: Wolfgang Fleischer
Publisher: Fact File
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781473823983
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Each weapon is presented with a short description, images and a reference table of key technical data, supplemented by colour drawings."--Back cover
World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics
Author: Dale Clarke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-12-20
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1782005919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the First World War bogged down across Europe resulting in the establishment of trench systems, artillery began to grow in military importance. Never before had the use of artillery been so vital, and to this day the ferocity, duration and widespread use of artillery across the trenches of Europe has never been replicated. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this groundbreaking study explains and illustrates the enormous advances in the use of artillery that took place between 1914 and 1918, the central part artillery played in World War I and how it was used throughout the war, with particular emphasis on the Western Front.
Allied Artillery of World War One
Author: Ian V. Hogg
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781861267122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAllied Artillery of World War One is a well-researched and accessible guide to developments in Britain, France, the United States of America, Italy, Belgium, Serbia and Russia. Topics covered include: Field Artillery; Heavy Artillery; Railway Artillery; Coastal Defence Artillery; Anti-Aircraft Guns and ammunition.
Steel Wind
Author: David T. Zabecki
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1994-12-08
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSteel Wind is a piece of historical detective work that explains how Colonel Georg Bruchmuller, an obscure German artillery officer recalled from retirement, played a pivotal role in the revolution of offensive tactics that took place in 1917-18. Ironically, the methods developed by Bruchmuller ultimately were rejected by the German Army of World War II, but they were taken up and applied with a vengeance by the emerging Red Army. The Soviets further developed Bruchmuller's principles and incorporated them into their doctrine, where they remain to this day. Through Soviet doctrine, they have become fundamental to the practice of many other armies. Bruchmuller's influence in shaping the former Soviet Army has also been mirrored in the shape of those armies designed to oppose it.
Railway Guns of World War I
Author: Marc Romanych
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-08-24
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1472816412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld War I was the Golden Age of the railway gun. Even though at the start of the conflict none of the armies possessed any railway artillery pieces and the very idea was comparatively new, more railway guns were used during this war than in any other conflict. Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the first railway guns were simple, improvised designs made by mounting surplus coastal defence, fortress, and naval guns onto existing commercial railway carriages. As the war dragged on, railway artillery development shifted to longer range guns that could shell targets deep behind enemy lines. This change of role brought much larger and more sophisticated guns often manufactured by mounting long-barrel naval guns to specially-designed railway carriages. This book details the design and development of railway guns during World War I from the very first basic designs to massive purpose built "monster" railway guns. Accompanying the text are many rare, never-before-published, photographs and colour illustrations depicting how these weapons were used during World War I.
Toward Combined Arms Warfare
Author: Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 1428915834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImperial German Army, 1914-18
Author: Hermann Cron
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work is a detailed account of the composition, structure and organization of the World War I German army. It contains over 150 pages of detailed orders-of-battle and extensive lists of regiments and brigades, and all arms-of-service from infantry to sanitary troops.
