Railway Guns of World War II (New Vanguard)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DPPWKSQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 271 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development programme saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-calibre Schwerer Gustav and Schwerer Dora guns, which weighed in at 1,350 tons and fired a huge 7-ton shell.This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war.
Steven J. The author of numerous books on military technology and history, with an accent, he resides in Maryland. Peter Dennis, inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Zaloga has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books. A ke
Good coverage of an interesting topic Steven ‘book a month’ Zaloga has here put together #231 of the Osprey New Vanguard series which focusses on the railway guns of World War 2. This book follows the basic premise of all this long running series of books in that it is quite concise, provides a basic overview of th. Excellent osprey book on this subject covers each type of Excellent osprey book on this subject covers each type of rail gun from design and operational use. Book has many pictures and is easy to follow and read. Each gun uses and deployment is covered and what happened to each type. Interesting book on the German uses of captured rail guns captu. A Great Introduction to Railway Guns An excellent overview of all of the railroad guns used by all of the different nations in WWII. This is not an in-depth study of any particular gun, but a series of profiles of what each country had or built in the way of railway guns for WWII. This will not be that useful to people that h
"This is an extremely interesting book, by an excellent author, with very good illustrations. Anyone interested in coastal defense or artillery should find it enjoyable and informative." - Coast Defense Journal"I found this book quite fascinating. Railway Guns of World War II explains an area of rail operations that is rarely covered." - Model Railroader News