Download or read book The French 75 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Soixantequinze', France's legendary 75mm Modele 1897, was the first modern field gun, pioneering several critical innovations in field artillery designs, including a fast action breech and a soft recoil system. Although some of these features had been incorporated into earlier guns, the 75mm M1897 integrated them into a superior, lightweight field gun. The 75mm M1897 earned its reputation in the Great War, forming the backbone of French field artillery. It was widely distributed to Allied armies, including the American Expeditionary Forces and was also widely exported after World War I around the globe. It was manufactured under licence in numerous countries, including the United States, which used the gun in its initial Pacific campaigns. Due to its modernity and sound design, the 75mm remained in service well into World War II. It was used by the French, Polish and other armies in the Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939–1940 and thousands were captured by the German Army in 1940 and used for coastal defence. Surprisingly, many were also converted into a very effective anti-tank gun, the PaK 97/38. These weapons lingered in service after World War II, though by this time, they were largely obsolete. This fascinating book explores the history of the 75mm Modele 1897 in detail, from its design and development to its deployment around the world. The text is supported by stunning, specially commissioned artwork including three-dimensional views of the gun and its variants.
Download or read book The French Artillery Before and Since the War Translated from the French by H H written by Louis Auguste Victor Vincent SUSANE and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book French Artillery written by Patrick Griffith and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Officers and Solders of French written by Ludovic Letrun and published by Officers & Soldiers. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of pictorial works examines various aspects of French artillery, including the Gribeauval system, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Download or read book All for France written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery Rainbow 42nd Division written by Frederic Richard Kilner and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Battery E in France: 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division" by Frederic Richard Kilner. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book French Artillery and the Gribeauval System written by Ludovic Letrun and published by Histoire et Collections. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of pictorial works examines various aspects of French artillery, including the Gribeauval system, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Download or read book Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars A Concise Dictionary 1792 1815 written by Kevin F. Kiley and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive military history reference book exploring all aspects of the artillery used during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon began his military career as an artillery cadet and artillery played a fundamental part in all his great battles. Until the Napoleonic Wars artillery had been seen merely as a supporting arm to the infantry, but Napoleon changed everything. He massed his guns in huge batteries to blast holes in his opponent’s line. He even used the artillery to charge the enemy, the gunners galloping up to the enemy to open fire at pointblank range. Napoleon’s opponents did not all follow suit, choosing other tactical deployments. As a result, the Napoleonic era, more than any that preceded or followed it, was one of fascinating artillery maneuvers and critical actions that changed the course of many of the key battles. As the Prussian Field Marshal Blucher once observed, “Against Napoleon you needed guns – and lots of them!” The Napoleonic Wars was also a time of innovation, with the introduction of shrapnel shells and military rockets. This book will examine the artillery arms of all sides from ‘muzzle to butt plate’. As well as the significant artillerymen of the period, the scientists, and innovators, military and civilian—individuals such as Robins, Belidor, Gribeauval and his colleagues, Maritz, Liechtenstein and his collaborators, as well as the du Teil brothers – will all be examined, as will the important battles and sieges, significant memoirs and documents, and artillery terms that soon became part of the military lexicon. Written by the renowned historian Kevin F. Kiley, this will be the definitive book on the subject and will cover all aspects of artillery in the Napoleonic Wars. “This is a wonderfully complete induction into the details of Napoleonic Artillery. As well as defining some of the archaic terms associated with the art of gunnery (note; point blank is not what we mostly believe it to be) it provides background to the careers of the key characters in the science. The book contains many excellent technical drawings to explain, sketches and images to inform and data tables in the appendix to which to refer. Overall, it is an indispensable aid to understanding the artillery of the period.” —Michael McCarthy, battlefield guide
Download or read book Battery A 103rd Field Artillery in France written by Frederick Ambrose McKenna and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars 1792 1815 written by Kevin F. Kiley and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive look at the large-caliber guns of the Napoleonic period, the battles in which they were used, and the important figures in those conflicts. In this heavily researched study, Kevin Kiley examines Napoleon’s own artillery as well as that employed by his enemies, and he evaluates the gunners’ contribution to warfare in the period. By looking at particular battles in detail, Kevin Kiley shows just how the effective employment of artillery could tip the scales of victory. Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars reveals much of the technical aspects of gunnery during the period—how guns were placed, their range, what calibers were preferred, how artillery operates. It examines French artillery, including that of the Imperial Guard, and compares it to that of Britain, Russia, and Austria; it also looks at many of the personalities involved and the difference between good gunnery and mediocre artillery. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings and rare contemporary plates, this unique book reveals a whole new dimension to the Napoleonic period. Based on years of research into regulations of the period, eyewitness accounts of artillerymen, and material culled from official reports, this is a definitive account. “This must undoubtedly become the standard work for anyone interested in the artillery of the period.” —Waterloo Journal
Download or read book The Field Artillery Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the One Hundred Second Field Artillery July 1917 April 1919 written by United States. Army 102d Field Artillery Regiment and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elementary Treatise on the Forms of Cannon Various Systems of Artillery written by N. Persy and published by Bloomfield, Ont. : Museum Restoration Service. This book was released on 1979 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Tactical Employment of Quick firing Field Artillery written by Gabriel Rouquerol and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book French Napoleonic Artillery written by Michael Head and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
