Artillery of World War II

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MBI Publishing Company LLC, 2001 - History - 96 pages
This book contains the most important field and self-propelled artillery pieces that fought in the European and Pacific theaters between 1939 and 1945. As well as the more well-known field guns, such as the 25-pounder, Pak 38, the famous German "88," 76mm Model 1920 and 155 mm howitzer, this volume features lesser-known Italian, French and Japanese artillery. In addition to the text and photographs, Artillery of World War II includes a full specifications table for each piece of hardware.

About the author (2001)

Christopher Chant is a successful writer on modern military matters, and has a substantial number of authoritative titles to his credit. Military history, and the history of military aviation in particular have long been his passion. Having been part of the editorial team on Purnell's best-selling 'History of the First World War' and 'History of the Second World War', he became a full-time writer and editor in 1974, working extensively on military and aviation subjects. He is also a regular contributor to specialist journals.

Bibliographic information

TitleArtillery of World War II
AuthorChris Chant
PublisherMBI Publishing Company LLC, 2001
ISBN0760311722, 9780760311721
Length96 pages
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History / Military / World War II
  
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