TY  - BOOK
AU  - KINARD Jeff
TI  - Artillery: an illustrated history of its impact
SN  - 9781851095568 (hbk) :
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Santa Barbara CA
PB  - ABC-CLIO
KW  - ARTILLERY
KW  - HISTORY
N2  - 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
ER  -