Railway Guns of World War II

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-02-25
Mått:178 x 244 x 8 mm
Vikt:227 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Vanguard
Antal sidor:48
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Peter Dennis, Peter (Illustrator) Dennis
ISBN:9781472810687

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Steven J. Zaloga has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history.Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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IntroductionFrench Railway ArtilleryBelgian Railway ArtilleryGerman Railway ArtilleryItalian Railway ArtillerySoviet Railway ArtilleryFinnish Railway ArtilleryJapanese Railway ArtilleryBritish Railway ArtilleryUS Railway ArtilleryConclusionBibliographyIndex