American Civil War Artillery 1861-65 (2) - Heavy Artillery

Informationen zum Autor Philip Katcher was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents involved in the film industry. He was educated at the University of Maryland and served in the US Army in Vietnam. He has also been an active participant in living history activities, especially in the 18th and 19th century periods. He has written a number of books on various periods of US military history and presently is editor/publisher of Military Images Magazine . Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years' experience who lives and works in Dorset. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung An illustrated analysis of the heavy artillery of the American Civil War, detailing the development and usage of the guns and including contemporary reports of the guns in action. It features eight pages of colour artwork showing guns such as the famed Parrott Rifle and Columbiad. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Heavy Artillery Usage US Organisation CS Organisation The Columbiad Howitzers Mortars Rifled Guns Parrott Rifles Naval Guns British-made Guns Ammunition Heavy Artillery Usage Conclusion ...

Product details

• Authors: Philip Katcher
• Assisted by: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841762197
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-219-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 244 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Weapons & equipment, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Weapons and equipment, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)