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Author: Henry W. Miller Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1839742828 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 394
Book Description
The Paris Gun, first published in 1930, is a detailed account of the design, construction, and operation of the several German long-range cannons used to bombard Paris in 1918. While not accurate, the guns were used to instill terror in the civilian population and over 300 of the massive shells were fired on the city between March 23 and August 9, 1918. After the war, author Henry Miller, a U.S. Army ordnance officer, interviewed German artillery officers who were directly involved in the project, providing a unique, first-hand look at these weapons. Included are 38 pages of illustrations and maps.
Author: Henry W. Miller Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1839742828 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 394
Book Description
The Paris Gun, first published in 1930, is a detailed account of the design, construction, and operation of the several German long-range cannons used to bombard Paris in 1918. While not accurate, the guns were used to instill terror in the civilian population and over 300 of the massive shells were fired on the city between March 23 and August 9, 1918. After the war, author Henry Miller, a U.S. Army ordnance officer, interviewed German artillery officers who were directly involved in the project, providing a unique, first-hand look at these weapons. Included are 38 pages of illustrations and maps.
Author: Steven J. Zaloga Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472826094 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 49
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Over the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century “monster guns” to the latest research into hypersonic electro-magnetic railguns. Taking a case study approach, Superguns explains the technology and role of the finest monster weapons of each era. It looks at the 1918 “Wilhelm Gun,” designed to shell Paris from behind the German trenches; the World War II “V-3” gun built to bombard London across the Channel; the Cold War atomic cannons of the US and Soviet Union; and the story of Dr Gerald Bull's HARP program and the Iraqi “Supergun” he designed for Saddam Hussein. Illustrated throughout, this is an authoritative history of the greatest and most ambitious artillery pieces of all time.
Author: Henry W. Miller Publisher: ISBN: 9781843426813 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 328
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This is the story of a unique gun called, by the Germans, the Pariskanone and mistakenly referred to by our troops as Big Bertha. The gun was 210mm calibre with a barrel length of 130 feet, an overall weight of 142 tons and a maximum range of about 80 miles. It was designed to fire on Paris bringing alarm and despondency to a population which, though subject to air bombardment had no reason to suppose they were threatened by enemy artillery. The design, manufacture, the training of the crews and the preparation of the firing sites are all described, but the main aim of the book is to describe the four bombardments that were carried out by this weapon and the effects, material and morale wise. The use of the Paris Gun was incorporated in the planning of the major German offensives of the first half of 1918. March 21st was the first day of the assault and at 7.20 am on 23rd March the first shot was fired. The four periods during which the gun was in action were 23 April-1 May; 27 May-11 June; 15-19 July and 5-9August on which day the last round was fired. The author, a Lt Col in the US Ordnance, describes each of these bombardments against a background of the ongoing German offensive and the progress of the ground forces. There are differing figures as to the total number of rounds fired but it was at least 300 and according to The Times Diary and Index of the War thetotal casualty figures were 196 killed 417 wounded though how accurate these figures are may be open to question; the author doesn t give any that could be found. On the whole he appears to admire the Germans in their achievements; the last sentence in the book reads:And events of the years since the Armistice only prove how wise the Germans have been in refusing ever to admit defeat.
Author: Rick Atkinson Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250037816 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 896
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The final volume of the trilogy chronicles the Allied victory in Western Europe, from the brutal struggles in Normandy and at the Battle of the Bulge to the freeing of Paris, as experienced by participants from every level of the military.
Author: Ian P. Grundhauser Publisher: ISBN: 9781940804132 Category : Paris (France) Languages : en Pages :
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"In an attempt to end the stalemate on the Western Front during World War I, German scientists and engineers created a supergun capable of firing a 233-pound projectile over 75 miles to bombard the citizens of Paris, France. These weapons, The Paris Guns, possessed the potential to achieve an exponential military advantage for the German Military. However, the Germans' folly became clear as they developed a weapon without first considering its ability to achieve the effects they desired. Today, the United States Army seeks to develop superguns capable of exponentially increased range, the strategic long-range cannons. The United States Army has defined a role for these weapons in deterring in competition, and penetrating and dis-integrating anti-access and area denial networks in armed conflict. This study examined the history and effects of The Paris Guns at the strategic level. It then measured the accumulation of these effects across the operational variables. This study concluded that The Paris Guns achieved some strategic effects; however, these effects did not benefit the Germans. Additionally, this study concluded that the United States Army's pursuit of Strategic Long-Range Cannons is viable, provided the pursuit avoids the strategic errors of The Paris Guns during World War I"--
Author: Henry W. Miller
Author: Henry W. Miller
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Author: Henry W. Miller
Author: Henry W. Miller
Author: Gerald V. Bull
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Author: Rick Atkinson
Author: Henry Willard Miller
Author: Henry W. Miller
Author: Ian P. Grundhauser