Artillery Through the Ages: A History of the Development and Use of Cannons, Mortars, Rockets & Projectiles from Earliest Times to the Nineteenth

by Albert Manucy

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From thrown rock to artillery shell

Albert Manucy's book examines the history of artillery from the earliest times to the late nineteenth century and describes how missiles were employed in conflicts prior to the Great War period. Every type of projectile throwing machine is considered from the earliest Ballista and Trebuchet to sophisticated ship-board naval guns and those designed for the fortified emplacements of coastal defences which...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0857066749

ISBN13:9780857066749

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:Leonaur Ltd

Length:124 Pages

Weight:0.37 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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