UID:
almafu_9959237504402883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 537 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-57441-429-1
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1-4337-1009-9
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1-4175-3145-2
Content:
Covering 360 projectiles from public and private collections, this book is a reference for both Union and Confederate large calibre artillery projectiles, torpedoes and mines. Each data sheet shows multiple views of the projectile, diameter, weight, gun used to fire it and provenance.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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CIVIL WAR HEAVY EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Role of Heavy Explosive Ordnance in Strategic Battles; Guide to Using Data Sheets; Glossary; Section 1 Large Smoothbore Projectiles; Section 2 Introduction to Rifled Projectiles; Section 3 Torpedoes and Mines; Appendix A Missing and Unaccounted For; Appendix B Civil War Cannon Rifling; Appendix C Rifled Projectile Sabot Designs; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-57441-163-2
Language:
English
