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- ISBN 9781841767888
- Weight: 197g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 10 Aug 2005
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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World War I is often deemed to have been ‘a war of artillery’.
British heavy artillery played a vital part in destroying the German trenches and providing invaluable cover for advancing troops on the Western Front. This book details the huge guns of the Royal Garrison Artillery, including the 6-in. siege gun and howitzer, the 8-in. howitzer, the 12-in. railway and siege howitzer and the infamous 9.2-in breech-loading siege howitzer.
Camouflage and enemy battery locations and transport are covered, as well as tactics used and how the guns were developed and manned.
Dale Clarke completed his PhD at Cranfield University, and his Masters at De Montfort University. His specialist area of interest is the application of technology to warfare, and has been an armourer and technical advisor in film and television. A reservist officer in the Royal Artillery, he has served with the British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Brian Delf is a freelance illustrator on a variety of subjects including natural history, architecture and technical cutaways. Some of his illustrated books have been published in over thirty countries. Brian lives and works in Oxfordshire, UK.
