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Ladataan... On ArtilleryTekijä: Bruce I. Gudmundsson
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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. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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You should note that, somewhat disappointing to me, the text stops at the end of WWII. I am not sure why. Korea and Vietnam were fought (artillery wise) essentially the same as WWII and no real advances came to the weapon. Lately there have been various advances in artillery delivered PGM or mines, but the author might have felt that nothing truly interesting had happened in the evolution of the weapons system to warrant a longer book. At the time of its original
Thinking back (it has been a while since I read this one), it was a little dry on the reading department. Since I knew very little about non-WWII artillery, I was learning enough to make it interesting and stuck with it. If you are not really into artillery or, are already aware with the general evolution of it, this may not be for you. Though, it is fairly short so... ( )