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Since the 1850s, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century "monster guns" to 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.
Since the 1850s, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century "monster guns" to 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.
Introduction
The 19th Century: William Armstrong's 'Monster Guns'
World War I: The Paris Gun
World War II German Superguns: Dora and the V-3
Cold War Superguns: US Atomic Cannon and Soviet Oka and Kondensator
Gerard Bull's Superguns: HARP and Project Babylon
Current Developments
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | New Vanguard |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472826107 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472826108 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Zaloga, Steven J. |
| Illustrator: | Laurier, Jim |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
New Vanguard |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 246 x 182 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Steven J. Zaloga |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.12.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,167 kg |
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