| magister equitum | 14 Mar 2014 12:57 p.m. PST |
As title says, I have Gudmundsson's "On artillery" that is quite good but limited in scope, and some generic books about various ordnance.
There's still a very large and unoccupied place for a book about the development of artillery from the end of the napoleonic wars to the end of WW1.
The subjects would be:
-Advancements in chemistry, steel and explosives
-Advancements in gun technology
-Experiments that failed and those who succeeded
-Emergence of indirect fire, new aiding tools, new communication techniques, experiments, various types of fire support, etc… How it all worked in detail and complement each other.
-Examples of how a battery worked, from setup to firing
-Changes in doctrine among the main powers (France, Germany, Russia, UK, Italy, Austro-Hungary, USA).
And so on… the more the better… also lavishly illustrated Am I the only one who miss such a book? If there were a crowfunding I'd happily buy a copy in advance. |
| Lt Col Pedant | 14 Mar 2014 1:09 p.m. PST |
Add: the colour-schemes of artillery in 1914. |
 Jeff Ewing  | 14 Mar 2014 1:53 p.m. PST |
I heartily agree, and would also pre-order, given that it were done by a respectable author/house. |
| Streitax | 14 Mar 2014 2:11 p.m. PST |
The only thing I know is that British field artillery gunnery advanced from the battery commander calculating wind drift by the drift of the smoke from his morning cigar at the start of the war to actual firing tables by the end. Or so I've been told. |
The G Dog  | 14 Mar 2014 2:34 p.m. PST |
Something by Ian V. Hogg, perhaps? link Or Paul Strong? link |
| Glengarry5 | 14 Mar 2014 3:20 p.m. PST |
There's this coming up… link |
| Tango India Mike | 14 Mar 2014 3:26 p.m. PST |
That looks interesting. I think the OP was interested also in the preceding 100 years development as well as development during The Great War. |
| Abwehrschlacht | 14 Mar 2014 3:29 p.m. PST |
'Firepower' by Bidwell & Graham 'Command on the Western Front' by Prior and Wilson covers a lot of the artillery as well. Bailey, J.B. 'Field Artillery and Firepower' Marble, S. 'The Infantry Cannot Do With a Gun Less: The Place of the Artillery in the BEF 1914-1918', online version: link 'Command of Artillery: The case of Herbert Uniacke' chapter in 'Command and Control on the Western Front' edited by Sheffield and Todman There's a few out there already… |
| SamNaz | 14 Mar 2014 5:23 p.m. PST |
Steel Wind: Colonel Georg Bruchmuller and the Birth of Modern Artillery David Zabecki |
 ColCampbell | 14 Mar 2014 6:41 p.m. PST |
And from the link to Strong's book (above), I saw this about German artillery: link Anything by Ian Hogg is good as I have several of his books and they are all excellent. Jim |
