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Artillery proved to be the greatest killer on the Western front in World War I and the use and misuse of artillery was certainly a determining factor in the warDs outcome While many books explore the artillery forces and employment of the European powers this is the first study to examine artillery employment in the American Expeditionary Force Grotelueschen follows one AEF division through its entire World War I experience from preliminary training to each of its battles in France This approach allows for great investigative depth and an opportunity to explore the implementation of doctrinal changes throughout the warWhile accounts of the AEF written in the immediate aftermath of the war praised it as a great fighting machine most scholars have concluded that the AEF was a flawed combat force This study demonstrates that despite significant flaws and weaknesses especially in artillery doctrine and employment at least some AEF divisions did attain effective fighting ability American divisions were most successful when carrying out limited setpiece attacks efforts that ran counter to approved US Army and AEF doctrine at the time Historians will find this unique approach to the study of division level strengths and weaknesses to be useful in making more accurate and complete comparisons among the great armies of the Western Front
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This classic manual of artillery written by MajorGeneral Alessandro DAntoni 17151786 chief director of the Royal Military Academies of Artillery and Fortification in the city of Turin combines three books in one There is a treatise on the properties and treatment of gunpowder a treatise on firearms and a treatise on the practical application of artillery in wartime Illustrated with many drawings and diagrams showing the use of artillery in both sieges and setpiece battles this is a faithful facsimile printing of the books original English translation which appeared in 1789 the year of the French Revolution when the tactics and weaponry of which it treats so learnedly and lucidly were about to be unleashed on a European scale
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Artillery proved to be the greatest killer on the Western front in World War I and the use and misuse of artillery was certainly a determining factor in the warDs outcome While many books explore the artillery forces and employment of the European powers this is the first study to examine artillery employment in the American Expeditionary Force Grotelueschen follows one AEF division through its entire World War I experience from preliminary training to each of its battles in France This approach allows for great investigative depth and an opportunity to explore the implementation of doctrinal changes throughout the warWhile accounts of the AEF written in the immediate aftermath of the war praised it as a great fighting machine most scholars have concluded that the AEF was a flawed combat force This study demonstrates that despite significant flaws and weaknesses especially in artillery doctrine and employment at least some AEF divisions did attain effective fighting ability American divisions were most successful when carrying out limited setpiece attacks efforts that ran counter to approved US Army and AEF doctrine at the time Historians will find this unique approach to the study of division level strengths and weaknesses to be useful in making more accurate and complete comparisons among the great armies of the Western Front
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Without artillery support without reinforcements they turned a suicide mission into a successBattered and depleted by the Vietcong guerrillas sadistic style of warfare allied intelligence unleashed their secret weapon an experimental Army Special Forces unit that the government brass didnt know existed They used the enemys boobytrapped trails and grenadeinyoubackpack tactics in a sprawling mass of jungleJames C Donahue a member of Operation Blackjack31 chronicles the treacherous trek through War Zone D by thirteen handpicked Green Berets who infiltrated the VCs secret zone and proved just how far determination can go
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June 6 1944 DDay After leading the massive Allied invasion armada of more than 5000 ships into the battle that was the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler off Utah Beach the destroyer USS Corry DD463 engaged in fierce combat with German artillery firing from the Normandy shore A prime target at the front of the invasion force she was the only US destroyer sunk on DDay After abandoning ship crewmembers fought to survive in bonechilling water for more than two hours as they awaited rescue under constant enemy fire Read fascinating stories that include DDay frontline action Uboat patrol the Battle of the Atlantic and more These stories of Corry Chief Radio Technician and DDay survivor Francis Mac McKernon proudly pay tribute to those who served on the USS Corry the destroyer that led the Normandy invasion
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June 6 1944 DDay After leading the massive Allied invasion armada of more than 5000 ships into the battle that was the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler off Utah Beach the destroyer USS Corry DD463 engaged in fierce combat with German artillery firing from the Normandy shore A prime target at the front of the invasion force she was the only US destroyer sunk on DDay After abandoning ship crewmembers fought to survive in bonechilling water for more than two hours as they awaited rescue under constant enemy fire Read fascinating stories that include DDay frontline action Uboat patrol the Battle of the Atlantic and more These stories of Corry Chief Radio Technician and DDay survivor Francis Mac McKernon proudly pay tribute to those who served on the USS Corry the destroyer that led the Normandy invasion
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Excerpt from History of Durells Battery in the Civil War Independent Battery D Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery A Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of Berks and Bucks Counties Artillerists in the War of the Rebellion From the Batterys Organization September 24 1861 to Its Muster Out of Service June 13 1865The Blue Grass Region From Lexington to Louisville by Rail Embark for Vicksburg Scenes on the Ohio Down the Missis sippi Features of Memphis On the Alert for Guerillas Meet Western Troops Ruins Along the Shores First View of Vicks burg March to Carthage Return to Shermans Landing Up the Yazoo Land at Snyders BlufiAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at wwwforgottenbookscomThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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In the weeks after DDay the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented In what was a relatively small area both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire powerThe Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle In the most graphic and authentic detail it brings to life every aspect of a soldiers existence from the mortal terror of impending destruction to the unending fatigue to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still inexplicably aliveThe story of this crucial battle opens in England as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action The troop ships set out from besieged London and arrive at the DDay beaches in the appalling aftermath of the landingWhat follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action as the very lead man in the attack an artillery observer calling in fire on enemy positions The story unfolds in the present tense giving the uncomfortably real sense that You are hereThe conditions under which the troops had to exist were horrific There was nearconstant terror of being hit by incoming shells prolonged lack of sleep boredom weakness from dysentery sudden and gruesome deaths of close friends and severe physical privation and mental anguish And in the face of all this men were called upon to perform heroic acts of bravery and they did Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War something that is all too often lacking in the accounts of armchair historians and television journalists The result is a classic account of war at the sharp endFrom the Hardcover edition
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The fortunes of war and clearheaded decisions by commanders on the scene combined to make Utah Beach the most successful and least costly of the DDay landings on June 6 1944 Strong ocean currents and the confusion of battle placed the landing force a mile south of its target but further away from German artillery and in a sector that was less heavily defended because the land inland was flooded The first craft ashore happened to contain Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr who immediately brought order to what might have been a chaotic situation The US 8th Infantry Regiment quickly began to move inland for a crucial linkup with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions all of whose landing zones were behind Utah BeachThe personalities units and individual actions of this dramatic DDay landing are all covered in the usual Battlegroud Europe fashion with numerous illustrations maps and a guide to the area as it is today
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The AMX30 was used as the basis for a range of armored vehicles that have seen extensive service in the French army and elsewhere In this Photosniper which completes the study of the AMX30 series by MP Robinson the stories of Frances specialized artillery and engineer variants are explained The AMX30D recovery vehicle the GCT and AuF1 series of selfpropelled guns the AMX30R Roland and AMX30SA Shahine antiaircraft missile launchers the AMX30 Bitube DCA antiaircraft tank the AMX30H Bridgelayer and the EBG armored engineers vehicle are all covered in text and photographs Frances comprehensive rebuilding programs that resulted in the development of the AuF1TA of the improved EBG versions and of sophisticated mine clearing versions of the AMX30B2 in the decades since the end of the Cold War are also described This work is an excellent reference for the modeler with over 180 photos these include examples chosen from GIATs archives photos of vehicles in everyday service vehicles seen on the parade ground and in the desert wastes of Iraq
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The Goff family have lived and died for the Nineteenth Lancers for generations but when Josh Goff runs away from school to enlist in the ranks of the cavalry under a false name he winds up on the beaches of France It is DDay and heavy artillery pummels the landscape around him As he fights Goff learns that the cavalry is still expected to save the day or die bravely in the attempt
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When British 3rd Infantry Division landed on Sword Beach in Normandy on DDay it was the most powerful to date comprising infantry armor commandos self propelled artillery and antitank guns specialist assault armor and a host of support units Covered by a tactical air force and supported by the offshore guns of the Royal Navy the division assaulted Sword Beach with a force that was unstoppable Within hours of the first touchdown tanks and infantry were ashore fanning out across the countryside to enlarge the lodgement and sending an armored thrust towards their first objective Caen just seven miles away Then it all went wrong Sword was the only Allied beachhead to suffer armored counterattack by a German panzer division on DDay and from then on the invaders struggled to make any progress Advances that should have been measured in miles were reduced to a few hedgerows or a field here and a wood there Caen was not captured for seven more weeks Covering both the triumph of the Sword Beach landings and the disappointment of the failure to capitalize on that early success the first seven days that British troops were back on the soil of mainland Europe make a fascinating story Ken Ford allows the reader to stand on the spot where momentous decisions were made see how and why the battle lost its momentum and understand why the Caen attack slowed almost to stalemate
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This fresh look at DDayone of World War IIs pivotal battlesis available in time for its 70th anniversary in June 2014 The author draws on original research including recently discovered German artillery maps and offers wellsupported conclusions that are sure to spark debateExplains why the US Army suffered enormous casualties on Omaha BeachFocuses on Erwin Rommel the Desert Fox who oversaw German defenses in NormandyCovers littleknown aspects such as the German patrols tasked with shooting down the pigeons the French Resistance used to send messages to the Allies
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Excerpt from Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion 18611866 Vol 10 185th198th Regiments Infantry 1st and 2d Regiments Heavy Artillery 1st Regiment Light Artillery and Independent Batteries Light ArtilleryMustered out with company Sept Mustered out with company Sept Mustered out with company Sept Mustered out with company Sept Mustered out with company SeptMustered out with company Sept Mustered out with company Sept Appointed AugAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at wwwforgottenbookscomThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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Within days of the DDay lanings the Das Reich 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the frontline defenders of Hitlers Fortress Europe Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russion Front 15000 men with their tanks and artillery they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces Along their route they took reporisals so savage they will live for ever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war Max Hastings powerful account of their progress is a true military classic
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In the weeks after DDay the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented In what was a relatively small area both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire powerThe Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle In the most graphic and authentic detail it brings to life every aspect of a soldiers existence from the mortal terror of impending destruction to the unending fatigue to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still inexplicably aliveThe story of this crucial battle opens in England as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action The troop ships set out from besieged London and arrive at the DDay beaches in the appalling aftermath of the landingWhat follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action as the very lead man in the attack an artillery observer calling in fire on enemy positions The story unfolds in the present tense giving the uncomfortably real sense that You are hereThe conditions under which the troops had to exist were horrific There was nearconstant terror of being hit by incoming shells prolonged lack of sleep boredom weakness from dysentery sudden and gruesome deaths of close friends and severe physical privation and mental anguish And in the face of all this men were called upon to perform heroic acts of bravery and they did Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War something that is all too often lacking in the accounts of armchair historians and television journalists The result is a classic account of war at the sharp end
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This classic manual of artillery written by MajorGeneral Alessandro DAntoni 17151786 chief director of the Royal Military Academies of Artillery and Fortification in the city of Turin combines three books in one There is a treatise on the properties and treatment of gunpowder a treatise on firearms and a treatise on the practical application of artillery in wartime Illustrated with many drawings and diagrams showing the use of artillery in both sieges and setpiece battles this is a faithful facsimile printing of the books original English translation which appeared in 1789 the year of the French Revolution when the tactics and weaponry of which it treats so learnedly and lucidly were about to be unleashed on a European scale
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