KINARD Jeff

Artillery : an illustrated history of its impact/ Jeff Kinard - Santa Barbara CA : ABC-CLIO, 2007 - xi, 536 p. - weapons and warfare .

Chronological history of the development of artillery from the pre-gunpowder devices of Ancient Greek and Roman times, through the invention of reliable gunpowder in China and its widespread adoption in Europe, to the fixed and mobile artillery pieces of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A reference section provides technical specifications and some pictures of various forms of artillery since the late 19th century. Glossary, bibliography, index.

9781851095568 (hbk) : 79.99 USD


ARTILLERY--HISTORY