Railway Guns of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II . He currently lives in Maryland, USA. Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. Klappentext World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development programme saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-calibre Schwerer Gustav and Schwerer Dora guns, which weighed in at 1,350 tons and fired a huge 7-ton shell. This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war.Packed with information, this authoritative and detailed history of World War II's largest and most powerful railway guns appeals to World War II enthusiasts, modellers, reenactors, wargamers, and anyone interested in military technology. Zusammenfassung Packed with information, this authoritative and detailed history of World War II's largest and most powerful railway guns is ideal for modellers, reenactors, wargamers, and anyone interested in military technology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction / French Railway Artillery / Belgian Railway Artillery / German Railway Artillery / Italian Railway Artillery / Soviet Railway Artillery / Finnish Railway Artillery / Japanese Railway Artillery / British Railway Artillery / US Railway Artillery / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index...

Product details

• Authors: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Peter (Illustrator) Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781472810687
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1068-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 4 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; New Vanguard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History, military history, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Military vehicles, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, History and Archaeology, Trains and railways: general interest, Land forces & warfare, Photography and photographs, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare