Discovering Artillery by Robert Wilkinson-Latham

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Artillery has been an important part of the armament of the British and European armies since the fourteenth century. This book describes the development of artillery from the primitive 'pot-de-fer' of 1326 and other early cannons to the larger firing equipment of the First World War.

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Discovering Artillery by Robert Wilkinson-Latham

Artillery has been an important part of the armament of the British and European armies since the fourteenth century. This book describes the development of artillery from the primitive 'pot-de-fer' of 1326 and other early cannons to the larger firing equipment of the First World War.
R.J. Wilkinson Latham is manager of the sword business of Wilkinson Sword, and is the fifth generation of his family to be connected with the business. He is the author of ‘British Military Bayonets’ and co-author, with his brother, of ‘Cavalry Uniforms of Britain and the Commonwealth’, and two volumes on ‘Infantry Uniforms of Britain and the Commonwealth’. He has also written ‘Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons’ for Shire.
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ISBN 13 9780852637074
ISBN 10 0852637071
Title Discovering Artillery
Author Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Series Shire Discovering
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2008-05-30
Number of pages 72
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