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Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC–AD 363 (Osprey)

The catapult (katapeltikon) was invented under the patronage of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, in the 4th century bc. At first only the arrow-firing variant was used, and it was not until the reign of Alexander the Great that stone-projecting catapults were introduced. The Romans adopted these weapons during the Punic Wars and further developed them, before introducing the new arrow-firing ballista and stone-throwing onager.

This title traces the often controversial design, development and construction of these weapons throughout the history of the classical world.

Contents: Introduction - The Arrow-Firing Catapult of the Greeks - The Stone-Projecting Catapult of the Greeks - Roman Artillery: The Republic and Early Empire - The Roman Artillery Revolution - Conclusion.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Duncan B Campbell
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2003)
Collana:	New Vanguard (89)
ISBN:	9781841766348

Napoleonic Artillery

The Napoleonic Wars gripped Europe, and beyond, for over ten years at the beginning of the Nineteenth century. Hundreds of battles were fought between the armies of France (and its allies) and all those powers that wished to see Napoleon Bonaparte stopped in his tracks and an end to the French Empire.

The battles and sieges of the Napoleonic Wars, which cost the lives of between 3 and 6 million men, made unprecedented use of large guns, and every participating army possessed a range of artillery.

With the Wars covering such a long period of time, and with so many armies involved, the subject of Napoleonic artillery is a complicated one. The product of years of research, this book presents most of what is known about the artillery pieces of the Napoleonic Wars. Including numerous drawings, contemporary illustrations and modern photographs of surviving guns, it will be an invaluable addition to the library of historians, modellers, wargamers and re-enactors.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Paul Dawson
Formato:	304 pagine, 25 x 20 x 2.8 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	200 illustrazioni in B&N
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2007)
ISBN:	9781861269232

Superguns 1854-1991 - Extreme artillery from the Paris Gun and the V-3 to Iraq's Project Babylon (Osprey)

Over the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century "monster guns" to the latest research into hypersonic electro-magnetic railguns.

Taking a case study approach, "Superguns" explains the technology and role of the finest monster weapons of each era. It looks at the 1918 "Wilhelm Gun," designed to shell Paris from behind the German trenches; the World War II "V-3" gun built to bombard London across the Channel; the Cold War atomic cannons of the US and Soviet Union; and the story of Dr Gerald Bull's HARP program and the Iraqi "Supergun" he designed for Saddam Hussein.

Illustrated throughout, this is an authoritative history of the greatest and most ambitious artillery pieces of all time.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Steven J. Zaloga
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2018)
Collana:	New Vanguard
ISBN:	9781472826107

The Bofors Gun

The 40mm Bofors Gun, first produced in the 1930s, has become one of the most famous artillery pieces of all time. It shows no sign of fading from the defence scene even though, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, it performs in many roles that were not contemplated by its original designers. It has also proved to be so versatile that it is now allied to electronic and other technological marvels that were mere pipe dreams only a few years ago.

When the Bofors entered the international defence market, its primary quarry, the military aircraft, was still a slow and fragile machine that could be terminally damaged by a single hit from a 40mm projectile. Terry Gander describes this early period in the gun's development and he shows how, despite recent increases in target speed and other performance parameters, it can still inflict a one-hit kill on almost any aircraft, helicopter or guided missile.

Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of the story is that the fundamentals of today's Bofors guns remain virtually unchanged from the very first examples to come off the Karlskoga production line in Sweden. In all its forms, the Bofors continues to be a sound, reliable and lethal piece of military hardware that has given good service to gunners all over the world.

Terry Gander's comprehensive account of the history of this remarkable weapon over the course of almost eighty years is fascinating reading and an invaluable work of reference for military historians and artillery specialists alike. It is the definitive work in the field.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Terry Gander
Formato:	256 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 2.1 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	200 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2014)
ISBN:	9781783462025

Gebirgsartillerie - bis 1945

The use of artillery in the high mountains, especially in earlier times, placed special demands on the equipment, because it not only had to withstand inhospitable weather, but also had to be able to be transported and operated in the most impassable terrain at often dizzying heights - and all this without the advanced technical aids of today.

Pagine del libro "Gebirgsartillerie - bis 1945"

Supported by around 200 historical illustrations, Franz Kosar describes in detail in this volume which solutions were found worldwide from the 19th century until the end of the Second World War: in Europe, Africa, Asia and in North and South America.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Franz Kosar
Formato:	232 pagine, 26.5 x 23 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	200 foto in B&N e in colori, disegni
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613041202

Armatohaubice kal. 152-155 mm na podwoziach samochodów ciężarowych

The book presents one of the most modern types of weaponry - 152-155 mm self-propelled howitzers on truck chassis. It covers all such vehicles built from the late 1970s to the present.

The new generation began in former Czechoslovakia, where the 152 mm wz. 77 Dana was designed and produced (111 units remain in service with the Polish Army). For decades, they were the best vehicles of this type; today, the Czech 155 mm Dita is their successor.

Another notable model is the French Caesar, used by several countries. The book also describes vehicles developed in China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USSR/Russia.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Jarosław Brach
Formato:	84 pagine, 23.5 x 16 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato
Lingua:	polacco
Editore:	Wydawnictwo CB (PL, 2022)
Collana:	Technika wojskowa XXI wieku (2)
ISBN:	9788373392069