Twentieth-Century Artillery

Twentieth-Century Artillery brings together the most important examples of artillery used or designed this century in one comprehensive volume. Beginning with the guns that pounded the trenches in World War I, and the giant calibers of 'Big Bertha', 'Schlanke Emma', and the Paris gun, the book details all the major forms of artillery in service throughout the century.

Each artillery piece featured is illustrated by a full-colour artwork and accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving the country of origin and technical details of the weapon, including where appropriate the caliber, elevation, muzzle velocity, traverse and range, all measurements being provided in imperial and metric. Each entry also contains a piece of text summarizing the weapon's development and service history.