Fire-power : British Army weapons and theories of war, 1904-1945 / by Shelford Bidwell and Dominick Graham.
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TextSeries: Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; ser. no. 44.Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, portraitsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 1306863619
- 9781306863612
- 9781783834914
- 1783834919
- 9781473814233
- 1473814235
- Great Britain. Army -- Artillery
- Great Britain. Army -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain. Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 20th century
- Grande-Bretagne. Army -- Artillerie
- Grande-Bretagne. Army -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Grande-Bretagne. Army -- Systèmes d'armes -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Great Britain. Army
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Artillery operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Artillery operations, British
- Strategy -- History -- 20th century
- Tactics -- History -- 20th century
- Stratégie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Tactique militaire -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- Armed Forces -- Artillery
- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems
- Strategy
- Tactics
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1914-1918)
- 1900-1999
- 358.109410904 23
- UA649 .B48 2004eb
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"First published in 1982 by George Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-320) and index.
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This title is about the crucial role that artillery played in the two World Wars of the 20th century. The authors describe the development of their neglected, inadequate and class-ridden army through the battles of the First World War and the eventual war-winning role that artillery played.
""Cover ""; ""Series""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""List of Abbreviations ""; ""Prologue""; ""Book I The Fire-Tactics of the Old Army: 1904�1914""; ""1 The Artillery as an Accessory""; ""2 The Tactics of Separate Tables""; ""3 The Still and Mental Parts""; ""Book II One Great and Continuous Engagement: 1914�1918""; ""4 Prologue and Retrospect""; ""5 Many a Doubtful Battle""; ""6 Ubique""; ""7 Queen of the Battlefield?""; ""8 A Technical Knock Out""; ""Book III The Years Between the Wars: 1919�1939""
""9 The Swingletree Factor """"10 Policies, Theories and Weapons""; ""11 A Fairly New Model Army""; ""Book IV The Second Round: 1939�1945""; ""12 Blitzkrieg ""; ""13 The Sand Model""; ""14 A Cybernetic Solution � I: The Artillery on the Ground""; ""15 A Cybernetic Solution � II: The Artillery of the Air""; ""Interlude. Fire-plan statistics: 1940�45""; ""16 Ends and Means""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
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