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Shelldrake

Author : Harold A. Skaarup
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1469750007
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Shelldrake written by Harold A. Skaarup and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shelldrake is an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored guns and artillery on display in Canada. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery is represented by a long and distinguished line of gunners with historical ties back to the days before Canada's Confederation. The honour of defending Canada while standing steady to support operations overseas in peace and war continues to this day. In doing so, it is necessary to remember that the weapons of war are an integral part of what keeps this nation safe, although the examples that have been used to make it so are few and far between. The descriptions of Canadian artillery and the places of honour where they can be viewed highlights the importance of the equipment that brought our nation forward at key turning points in history when our guns were in use as tools of war at home and overseas. This guide book will show the interested reader where to find examples of the historical guns preserved in Canada, and perhaps serve as a window on how Canada's military contribution to security in the world has evolved."--Page 4 of cover.

Forts and artillery

Author : Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Forts and artillery written by Francis Trevelyan Miller and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

War Made New

Author : Max Boot
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101216832
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book War Made New written by Max Boot and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, War Made New focuses on four "revolutions" in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle—and shaped the rise and fall of empires. War Made New begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains warfare's evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state. He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iraq War—arguing that even as cutting-edge technologies have made America the greatest military power in world history, advanced communications systems have allowed decentralized, "irregular" forces to become an increasingly significant threat.

Blazing Skies

Author : John A. Hamilton
Publisher : Department of the Army
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Blazing Skies written by John A. Hamilton and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an authoritative history on the Army Air Defense Artillery Branch on Fort Bliss, Texas. Fort Bliss in 1940 was a cavalry post located on the Texas border. The post itself occupied the sixth location of what had been called Fort Bliss. In the summer of 1940 a number of Army National Guard antiaircraft regiments were called to active duty to spend one year protecting American cities and territories from air attack. In September the first antiaircraft regiment, the 202nd Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, arrived at Fort Bliss. Over the next four years the post became an antiaircraft training center and finally the Army antiaircraft training center. After the war, Fort Bliss became the premier guided missile testing and training center for the Army. All of the Nike missile battalions deployed to protect American cities during the Cold War trained there. As time passed, Fort Bliss expanded to 1.1 million acres, one of the largest Army posts in the world. By 1946, the antiaircraft arm was the owner of Fort Bliss. By 1957, the post had become the Air Defense Center and School for the United States Army. This book is the story of that progression until the Base Realignment and Closure announcement in 2005. By 2011, the Air Defense Artillery Center and School will be located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. This will end the era of Air Defense Artillery ownership of Fort Bliss, Texas

American Civil War Fortifications (1)

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800680
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book American Civil War Fortifications (1) written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick forts stretched from New England to the Florida Keys, and as far as the Mississippi River. At the start of the war some were located in the secessionist states, and many fell into Confederate hands. Although a handful of key sites stayed in Union hands throughout the war, the remainder had to be won back through bombardment or assault. This book examines the design, construction and operational history of those fortifications, such as Fort Sumter, Fort Morgan and Fort Pulaski, which played a crucial part in the course of the Civil War.

Fire for Effect

Author : John J. McGrath
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Fire for Effect written by John J. McGrath and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815- 1945: The Neutral States

Author : J.E. Kaufmann
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783463929
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Book Synopsis The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815- 1945: The Neutral States by : J.E. Kaufmann

Download or read book The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815- 1945: The Neutral States written by J.E. Kaufmann and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building. In the neutral states situated between France and Germany - The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland - the need for extensive fixed defences was particularly urgent, and this is the subject of this highly illustrated new study. The strategic thinking that gave rise to these defensive schemes is described in detail, as is the planning, design and construction of the lines themselves. Their operational history in wartime, in particular during the Second World War, is a key element of this expert account.

Army List and Directory

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Army List and Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Young Washington

Author : Peter Stark
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062416081
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Young Washington written by Peter Stark and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naïve and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War—a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships. By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation.

The Forts & Fortifications of Europe 1815-1945: The Central States

Author : J. E. Kaufmann
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147383855X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Forts & Fortifications of Europe 1815-1945: The Central States written by J. E. Kaufmann and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extremely well written and presented and gives you every scrap of information you’ll ever need on cupolas, embrasures and cloches.”—War History Online After the Napoleonic Wars, the borders of Central Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building, and this is the subject of this highly illustrated new study. The authors describe how defensive lines and structures on a massive scale were constructed along national frontiers to deter aggression. The Germans, Austro-Hungarians and Czechs all embarked on ambitious building programs. Artillery positions, barbed-wire networks, casemates, concrete bunkers, trench lines, observation posts all sprang up in a vain attempt to keep the peace and to delay the invader. The strategic thinking that gave rise to these defensive schemes is described in detail in this study, as is the planning, design and construction of the lines themselves. Their operational history in wartime, in particular during the Second World War, is a key element of the account. “A useful introduction for those wishing to develop a knowledge of fortifications and their impact on the conduct of war.”—Firetrench “The maps and plans, especially the plans, are numerous and extremely helpful. They show the arrangement of fortifications in a way that simple text would have found impossible. For those with an interest in European land fortifications of the 19th and 20th centuries, this book is an excellent general survey.”—The Coast Defense Journal

Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472814479
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war. Field fortifications were developed around major towns including Boston, New York and Savannah, while the frontier forts at Stanwix, Niagara and Cumberland were to all be touched by the war. This book details all the types of fortification used throughout the conflict, the engineers on all sides who constructed and maintained them, and the actions fought around and over them.

42cm 'Big Bertha' and German Siege Artillery of World War I

Author : Marc Romanych
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960190
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book 42cm 'Big Bertha' and German Siege Artillery of World War I written by Marc Romanych and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Forts of the Meuse in World War I

Author : Clayton Donnell
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846031144
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Forts of the Meuse in World War I written by Clayton Donnell and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 29, 1891, the new forts built around the cities of Li_ge and Namur, known as the "Forts of the Meuse," were turned over to the Belgian Army. The huge project, which had begun in 1888 and cost 71.6 million Belgian Francs, required over 9,000 workers to complete. It produced 21 modern forts that could defend the strategic rail, river, and road arteries passing through narrow gaps to the flat, open plains of Flanders. The Forts of the Meuse were the creation of General Brialmont, one of the foremost military engineers of his time. The development of new and more powerful artillery meant that Brialmont's forts were made of concrete, featuring underground barracks, storerooms, and guns protected in revolving steel turrets. In August 1914, the German Army attempted a quick crossing of this area in order to reach France, but it took them 12 days to destroy the fortresses, with the 30,000 Belgian troops putting up a valiant fight. Containing maps, diagrams, and photographs taken from private collections, this book explores the design, development, and influence of the "Forts of the Meuse," and highlights the importance of their role during the opening battle of World War I.

American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2)

Author : Philip Katcher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178200095X
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2) written by Philip Katcher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences. The Union army organised its 'Heavy Artillery' into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the forts and the defences of Washington. The Confederates did not differentiate types of artillery and those that became known as Heavy Artillery did so through informal association rather than formal designation. This book details the development and usage of the big guns. New Vanguard 38 and 40 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'American Civil War Artillery 1861-65'.

Forts of the United States

Author : Bud Hannings
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476683700
Total Pages : 745 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Forts of the United States written by Bud Hannings and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From forts to blockhouses, garrison houses to trading posts, stations to presidios, missions to ranches and towns, this work provides a history of the primary fortifications established during 400 tumultuous years in what would become the United States of America. Under each state's heading, this substantial volume contains alphabetized entries with information regarding each structure's history. The earliest forts established by the Danes, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Swedes and Mexicans and by the temporary appearance of the Russians are listed. The colonial American forts, many of which were previously established by the European powers, are covered in detail. Beginning with the American Revolution, each of the American military fortifications, militia forts, settlers' forts and blockhouses is listed and described. Helpful appendices list Civil War defenses (and military hospitals) of Washington, D.C.; Florida Seminole Indian war forts; Pony Express depots; Spanish missions and presidios; and twentieth-century U.S. forts, posts, bases, and stations. A chronology of conflicts that paralleled the growth of the United States is also provided, offering insight into the historical context of fort construction.

Fortress America

Author : J. E. Kaufmann
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306816342
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Fortress America written by J. E. Kaufmann and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest colonial settlements to Cold War bunkers, the North American continent has been home to thousands of forts and fortress structures. Fortress America surveys the broad sweep of fortifications throughout North America-from seacoast forts of the late eighteenth century to wooden inland forts built to defend against Native American, English, French, or Spanish attack; from Civil War-era coastal and inland waterways forts to the Great Plains' forts of the Old West; from World War II subterranean bunkers to Cold War concrete missile silos. The text of Fortress America is complemented with never-before-published photographs, and extraordinary drawings, cut-aways, and diagrams illustrating the design and structure of American forts.

Fortifications

Author : United States. War Department. General Staff. War College Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Fortifications written by United States. War Department. General Staff. War College Division and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: