Fire-Power : The British Army Weapons and Theories of War 1904-1945.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (404 pages)
- Pen and Sword Military Classics Series .
- Pen and Sword Military Classics Series .
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Book I The Fire-Tactics of the Old Army: 1904-1914 -- 1 The Artillery as an Accessory -- 2 The Tactics of Separate Tables -- 3 The Still and Mental Parts -- Book II One Great and Continuous Engagement: 1914-1918 -- 4 Prologue and Retrospect -- 5 Many a Doubtful Battle -- 6 Ubique -- 7 Queen of the Battlefield? -- 8 A Technical Knock Out -- Book III The Years Between the Wars: 1919-1939 -- 9 The Swingletree Factor -- 10 Policies, Theories and Weapons -- 11 A Fairly New Model Army -- Book IV The Second Round: 1939-1945 -- 12 Blitzkrieg -- 13 The Sand Model -- 14 A Cybernetic Solution - I: The Artillery on the Ground -- 15 A Cybernetic Solution - II: The Artillery of the Air -- Interlude. Fire-plan statistics: 1940-45 -- 16 Ends and Means -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Great Britain. -- Army -- Weapons systems -- History -- 20th century.