Artillery Through the Ages. A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

摘要

This book presents the history of cannon, particularly those types used in the United States. Section 1 focuses on the Era of Artillery and includes chapters on The Ancient Engines of War, Gunpowder Comes to Europe, The Bombards, Sixteenth Century Cannon, The Seventeenth Century and Gustavus Adolphus, The Eighteenth Century, United States Guns of the Early 1800's, Rifling, The War Between the States, and The Change into Modern Artillery. Section 2, Gunpowder, consists of chapters on Primers and Modern Use of Black Powder. Section 3, The Characteristics of Cannon, includes the following chapters: The Early Smoothbore Cannon, Smoothbores of the Later Period, Garrison and Ship Guns, Siege Cannon, Field Cannon, Howitzers, Mortars, and Petards. Section 4, Projectiles, contains chapters focusing on Solid Shot, Explosive Shells, Fuzes, Scatter Projectiles, Incendiaries and Chemical Projectiles, Fixed Ammunition, and Rocket projectiles. Sections on Gunner's Tools, The Practice of Gunnery, a Glossary, and a Bibliography complete the work. (51 figures).