Artillery Through the Ages : a Short Illustrated History of Cannon (...)

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View Artillery Through the Ages : a Short Illustrated History of Cannon (...) with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 3. Artillery Through the Ages : a Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Good - Text Unmarked Binding and Cover Clean and Tight with Some Wear - Ready to Ship By -- Albert Manucy, Technical Review by -- Harold L. Peterson Published by -- United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1949 (Reprint 1956),  iii 92 Pages, Illustrated, Staple-Bound, 9" X 5.8" X .25", 6 oz. National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 3 [TABLE OF CONTENTS] "THE ERA OF ARTILLERY -- 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 | The Change Into Modern Artillery || GUNPOWDER -- Primers | Modern Use of Black Powder || THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CANNON -- The Early Smoothbore Cannon | Smoothbores of the later Period | Garrison and Ship Guns | Siege Cannon | Field Cannon | Howitzers | Mortars | Petards || PROJECTILES -- Solid Shot | Explosive Shells |Fuses | Scatter Projectiles | Incendiaries and Chemical Projectiles | Fixed Ammunition | Rockets || TOOLS || THE PRACTICE OF GUNNERY || GLOSSARY || SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY" #booksforsale #FixedAmmunition #collectiblebooks #Books #Petard #BooksBooksBooks #CuttleboneBooks #Gunnery #bibliophile #booksale #Artillery #bookcollecting #CoverArt #Gunpowder #instabooks #MilitaryHistory #GustavusAdolphus #instaread #Mortar #Bookstagram #Antiquarian #ScatterProjectile #Bookworm #Howitzer #Vintage #AlbertManucy #readersofinstagram #Cannon Condition: Good. Category: Books & Magazines › Books.

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Publication Year

1956

Format

Staple-Bound

Language

English

Book Title

Artillery Through the Ages

Author

Albert Manucy, Harold L. Peterson

Features

Illustrated

Genre

Artillery, Gunnery, History, Military History, Weaponry

Publisher

United States Government Printing OFFICE

Topic

Books

Country of Origin

United States