Fire-power : British army weapons and theories of war, 1904-1945 / Shelford Bidwell and Dominick Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bidwell, Shelford, author.

Graham, Dominick, author.

Series:

Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; Number 44.

Pen & Sword Military Classics ; Number 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations, British.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945.

Strategy--History--20th century.

Strategy.

Tactics--History--20th century.

Tactics.

Great Britain. Army--Artillery.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army--History--20th century.

Great Britain. Army--Weapons systems--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military Classics, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is, without doubt, the finest book about the crucial role that artillery played in the two World Wars of the Twentieth century. The authors, both former artillery officers who saw action in Word War Two, describe the development of their neglected, inadequate and class-ridden arm through the battles of the First World War and the eventual war-winning role that artillery played, to the culmination of professional military deployment in the Second World War.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473814233

1473814235

9781783834914

1783834919

OCLC:

881887681