During both world wars the devasting firepower of artillery accounted for a huge proportion of casualties, killing and maiming hundreds of thousands. But how did we reach this point given that in the Middle Ages it was little more than an princely novelty? Using gunpowder weapons was initially something of a black art, but over the centuries gunnery became a science, a dependable method of breaching fortifications, or overcoming an enemy on the battlefield. This is the colourful story of how the power of gunpowder has been harnessed and developed. It is a seven-century tapestry of invention, technoogical breakthrough, industrial ingenuity - and deadly intent.
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ISBN:9781612004884
ISBN:1612004881
Physical Description:155 pages : black and white illustrations, charts ; 20 cm print
Publisher:Oxford, England : Casemate Publishers, 2017
Contents : Introduction -- Timeline [7th century to 1946] -- Chapter 1: Medieval Origins (14th-15th centuries) -- Chapter 2: The Renaissance (16th-17th centuries) -- Chapter 3: The Age of Reason (18th century) -- Chapter 4: The Wars of Napoleon (1792-1815) -- Chapter 5: The Industrial Age (1815-1914) -- Chapter 6: World War I (1914-1918) -- Chapter 7: World War II and after (1919-present).
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