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On Artillery Bruce I. Gudmundsson

On Artillery By Bruce I. Gudmundsson

On Artillery by Bruce I. Gudmundsson


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A study placing emphasis on the way artillery interacts with other arms, and the dynamics of the battle as a whole. It deals with failures as well as achievements, aiming to provide an overview of field artillery in the 20th century, and its impact on the major conflicts of this period.

On Artillery Summary

On Artillery by Bruce I. Gudmundsson

Gudmundsson tells the story of field artillery in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time. Its purpose is to provide the reader--whether artilleryman or not--with hitherto unavailable insights on the role that artillery plays in the larger battle and how that has helped shape the world that we live in today. Unique aspects of the book include the treatment of technical issues in non-technical language, the extensive use of German and French sources generally unavailable to the English-speaking reader, the shattering of some long-cherished myths, and the discussion of issues that are often papered over in the literature of field artillery--losses from friendly fire, the frequent impotence of counter-battery fire, and the French origins of current American doctrine. The bulk of the literature on field artillery can be fairly described as gunner propaganda. Gudmundsson, with his emphasis on the way artillery interacts with other arms and the dynamics of the battle as a whole, takes a more balanced and a more critical view, dealing with the failures as well as the achievements of field artillery. This study provides a thorough overview of field artillery in non-technical language that will be of interest to military professionals, military historians, and wargamers.

About Bruce I. Gudmundsson

BRUCE I. GUDMUNDSSON, who is affiliated with the Institute for Tactical Education, is the author of Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918 (Praeger, 1989). He has written a number of articles on military history and tactics for journals such as the Military History Quarterly and the Marine Corps Gazette. He is currently working, with John A. English, on a revision of English's classic study On Infantry.

Table of Contents

Preface The Shadow of Sedan The Quick-firing Revolution Howitzers Artillery Conquers, Infantry Occupies The Great Divorce Bruchmuller From One War to Another Artillery Alone Postwar Developments Conclusion: The Future of Artillery Bibliography Index

Additional information

NLS9780275946739
9780275946739
0275946738
On Artillery by Bruce I. Gudmundsson
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
1993-09-10
192
N/A
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