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3 books on Artillery [PDF]
July 20, 2025 | 20 |
These books are covering the history of artillery, weapon types and calibers, targeting techniques, artillery tactics and strategies, the development of siege weapons, logistical support in artillery operations and the impact of artillery in modern warfare.
1. The 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion: Destroyers of the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow
2025 by Samuel de Korte
Samuel de Corte's book tells the story of a lesser-known African-American Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion during World War II. The book is interesting from a historical perspective, as it tracks the evolution of anti-aircraft artillery technologies during in the 1940s. When the threat of the victorious German army became obvious, the Coast Artillery Corps developed and standardized a new weapon. The M1 90mm gun was approved in 1940 and proved to be superior than the 3-inch gun that had been in use before. It had effective range of 12,000 meters and could use radar. The gun had two wheels like a carriage that had to be folded and the outriggers installed before firing. The gun could not depress below zero degrees in elevation, making it useless as an anti-tank weapon. Its successor, the M2, had a four-wheel carriage and could fire directly from the road. To protect against low-flying aircraft, Automatic Weapons - special battalions were created. These units could operate without regimental support. The book provides a unique insight into such a unit. The author hopes that readers will gain a new appreciation for the many ways African Americans served during the War and will be inspired to learn more about units like the 452nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
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2. Artillery: The Battle-Winning Arm
2014 by Maj Gen Jagjit Singh
This richly illustrated book chronicles the history of artillery. Since its inception, artillery has played a vital role in most wars. But the author (Major General Jagit Singh) believes that this role has sometimes been misunderstood, largely due to an emphasis on the capabilities of a particular weapon or system, which has led to an underestimation of the overall impact of massed fire on the will, spirit and morale of the enemy against whom it was directed. Napoleon, Zhukov, Montgomery and other commanders believed that artillery, when properly employed, is the decisive force in battle. With the advancement of technology and the invention of smart munitions and precision-guided projectiles, there is a need to predict the likely picture of the battlefield of the future, basing on our wealth of experience. Winning any future conflict will require a more focused approach to warfare at the operational level, covering the full spectrum of conflict, including control and dominance of information, with an emphasis on rapid deployment and short-term but intense action. The author offers his vision of what military tactics of the future (based on artillery) should be.
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3. Artillery and Missiles
2012 by Martin J. Dougherty
This is an illustrated book that shows the main types of artillery and explains their purpose. The function of artillery is to attack distant targets using large quantities of explosives. The range of applications is quite wide: from strategic nuclear strikes on targets on another continent to relatively close shelling of enemy forces. Guided missiles can move along a ballistic trajectory or fly like a small aircraft (in this case they are called "cruise missiles"). The addition of GPS navigation systems to many previously unguided missile weapons blurs the line between guided missiles and combat rocket systems. Artillery weapons can be divided into two main types - rocket systems and "barrel" artillery, i.e. weapons that launch an unguided projectile from a barrel. Traditionally, tube artillery includes mortars (very short-barreled weapons that fire at a very steep trajectory), howitzers (short-barreled, low-velocity weapons that fire at a steep arc) and cannons (long-barreled, high-velocity weapons that fire at a flatter trajectory). However, these distinctions have become less clear due to the emergence of weapons that do not fit neatly into any one category.
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1. The 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion: Destroyers of the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow
2025 by Samuel de Korte
Samuel de Corte's book tells the story of a lesser-known African-American Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion during World War II. The book is interesting from a historical perspective, as it tracks the evolution of anti-aircraft artillery technologies during in the 1940s. When the threat of the victorious German army became obvious, the Coast Artillery Corps developed and standardized a new weapon. The M1 90mm gun was approved in 1940 and proved to be superior than the 3-inch gun that had been in use before. It had effective range of 12,000 meters and could use radar. The gun had two wheels like a carriage that had to be folded and the outriggers installed before firing. The gun could not depress below zero degrees in elevation, making it useless as an anti-tank weapon. Its successor, the M2, had a four-wheel carriage and could fire directly from the road. To protect against low-flying aircraft, Automatic Weapons - special battalions were created. These units could operate without regimental support. The book provides a unique insight into such a unit. The author hopes that readers will gain a new appreciation for the many ways African Americans served during the War and will be inspired to learn more about units like the 452nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
Download PDF
2. Artillery: The Battle-Winning Arm
2014 by Maj Gen Jagjit Singh
This richly illustrated book chronicles the history of artillery. Since its inception, artillery has played a vital role in most wars. But the author (Major General Jagit Singh) believes that this role has sometimes been misunderstood, largely due to an emphasis on the capabilities of a particular weapon or system, which has led to an underestimation of the overall impact of massed fire on the will, spirit and morale of the enemy against whom it was directed. Napoleon, Zhukov, Montgomery and other commanders believed that artillery, when properly employed, is the decisive force in battle. With the advancement of technology and the invention of smart munitions and precision-guided projectiles, there is a need to predict the likely picture of the battlefield of the future, basing on our wealth of experience. Winning any future conflict will require a more focused approach to warfare at the operational level, covering the full spectrum of conflict, including control and dominance of information, with an emphasis on rapid deployment and short-term but intense action. The author offers his vision of what military tactics of the future (based on artillery) should be.
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3. Artillery and Missiles
2012 by Martin J. Dougherty
This is an illustrated book that shows the main types of artillery and explains their purpose. The function of artillery is to attack distant targets using large quantities of explosives. The range of applications is quite wide: from strategic nuclear strikes on targets on another continent to relatively close shelling of enemy forces. Guided missiles can move along a ballistic trajectory or fly like a small aircraft (in this case they are called "cruise missiles"). The addition of GPS navigation systems to many previously unguided missile weapons blurs the line between guided missiles and combat rocket systems. Artillery weapons can be divided into two main types - rocket systems and "barrel" artillery, i.e. weapons that launch an unguided projectile from a barrel. Traditionally, tube artillery includes mortars (very short-barreled weapons that fire at a very steep trajectory), howitzers (short-barreled, low-velocity weapons that fire at a steep arc) and cannons (long-barreled, high-velocity weapons that fire at a flatter trajectory). However, these distinctions have become less clear due to the emergence of weapons that do not fit neatly into any one category.
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