German Artillery of World War One
German Artillery of World War One

Author: Herbert Jager

Publisher: Crowood Press UK

Published: 2001-09-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781861264039

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World 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
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

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In 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
German Artillery

Author: Wolfgang Fleischer

Publisher: Fact File

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781473823983

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"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
World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics

Author: Dale Clarke

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-12-20

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1782005919

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As 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.

Imperial German Army, 1914-18
Imperial German Army, 1914-18

Author: Hermann Cron

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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This 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.

Defending the Ypres Front 1914 - 1918
Defending the Ypres Front 1914 - 1918

Author: Jan Vancoillie

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military

Published: 2018-08-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781526707468

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"[This] book examines how trhe German army developed field fortifications to hold what can loosely be described as the Ypres Friont. With the decision by Falkenhayn in 1915 to concentrate Germany's offensive effoets largely in the east, the German defenders around Ypres set to developing their lines for semi-permanent occupation. The subsoil around the Salient generally made it difficult to construct and maintain mined (i.e. deep) dugouts - unlike, for example on the Somme, with easily worked chalk not far below the surface. The only practicable alternative was to use reinforced concrete. The authors... have used [a] ... range of primary sources to provide a narrative of what the Germans built, how they built it (the logistical challenge was enormous) and how the designs and requirements of types of bunkers, such as forward medical bunkers, artillery shelters, machine gun and observation bunkers, changed as the war progressed and as the military situation on the front dictated. "--Back cover.

Railway Guns of World War I
Railway Guns of World War I

Author: Marc Romanych

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-08-24

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1472816412

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World 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.