Railway Guns of World War I

Name: Railway Guns of World War I
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
SKU: 9781472816399-N
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By Greg Heuer

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World War I was the Golden Age of the railway gun. Even though at the start of the conflict none of the armies possessed any railway artillery pieces and the very idea was comparatively new, more railway guns were used during this war than in any other conflict. Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the first railway guns were simple, improvised designs made by mounting surplus coastal defence, fortress, and naval guns onto existing commercial railway carriages. As the war dragged on, railway artillery development shifted to longer range guns that could shell targets deep behind enemy lines. This change of role brought much larger and more sophisticated guns often manufactured by mounting long-barrel naval guns to specially-designed railway carriages. This book details the design and development of railway guns during World War I from the very first basic designs to massive purpose built "monster" railway guns. Accompanying the text are many rare, never-before-published, photographs and colour illustrations depicting how these weapons were used during World War I.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

48

Release Date:

2017-08-24

Publication Date:

2017-08-22

Publisher:

Bloomsbury USA

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1472816390

ISBN13:

9781472816399

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

168 g

Height:

182 cm

Width:

249 cm

Thickness:

7 cm

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