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Artillery of World War II
Artillery of World War II
Author: Chris Chant
Condition: New
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Artillery of World War II is a compact, weapon‑centred survey of the guns that dominated battlefields in Europe and the Pacific from 1939–1945. Focusing on both field and self‑propelled artillery, the book profiles famous pieces such as the British 25‑pounder, the German Pak 38 and the iconic “88,” alongside the 76mm Model 1920 and 155 mm howitzer, while also bringing attention to lesser‑known Italian, French and Japanese systems. Rather than a campaign narrative, the volume places these weapons in their historical and operational context, tracing technological trends, battlefield roles and comparative capabilities across belligerents and theaters.
The book pairs clear technical prose with photographs and a full specifications table for each piece, making it a practical illustrated reference for historians, modelers and collectors. Authored by Chris Chant—an established writer of military reference works—and published by MBI/Zenith Press (ISBN 9780760311721), this title functions as both an identification guide and a concise technical history of World War II artillery.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Book title: Artillery of World War II
Author: Chris Chant
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company LLC / Zenith Press (MBI)
ISBN: 9780760311721
Type of book
World War II military history reference
Technical reference on artillery systems
Illustrated weapons handbook
Scope and focus
Main nations / belligerents covered
Theaters and campaigns
Weapons and systems (categories)
Field guns
Howitzers
Heavy artillery
Siege guns (where included in WWII artillery listings)
Mortars (as artillery pieces with specs)
Anti‑tank guns
Anti‑aircraft guns
Self‑propelled artillery pieces / SP guns (artillery‑classified vehicles)
Rocket artillery (if included in the tabulated WWII artillery pieces)
Format and visual content
Named weapons explicitly or clearly indicated as covered
Notable exclusions (for cataloging accuracy)
No focus on individual commanders or biographies (general officers and famous leaders are not a central subject in available descriptions)
No single campaign or battle narrative as primary focus – weapon‑centric rather than campaign‑centric
Not a memoir, diary, or personal account
Not a strategic or doctrinal theory text; emphasis is descriptive and technical
Subject / classification tags (for cataloging)
World War II – artillery
World War II – weapons and equipment
Military technology – 20th century
Artillery – history – 20th century
Weapons recognition guides
Guns, howitzers, mortars – technical data
Axis powers – artillery
Allied powers – artillery
Illustrated military reference works
Comparative weapons studies – World War II
Book Condition: New
Book Condition: New
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