Author: Vallier, Commandant. Title: L'Artillerie. Matériel, Organisation. France, Allemagne, Angleterre, Autriche-Hongrie, Italie, Espagne, Russie, Turquie, États-Unis, Japon, Etc.
Description: Paris, Georges Carre & C. Naud, 1899. Hardcover. Royal octavo. Pp. 272, 40 Publisher's catalogue. With 45 woodcut illustrations to the text, some in the form of full-page plates. Eleven full-page tables. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's mahogany limp boards, large lettering and ornament embossed in gilt on cover, spine gilt; shelf tickets, old military institutional stamps, spine faded. In a very good condition. Nice copy with fine interior. ~ First edition. Though in a nutshell, Vallier's work is a thorough and detailed examination of the artillery of many armies. It compares the arm, as a unique military discipline in the various armies; ordnance and its carriage; manufacture of guns, cannons, mortars and their ammunition; arsenal and artillery park. Handsomely illustrated. 004-5 .
Keywords: MILITARY HISTORY WAR WARFARE MILITARIA MILITARISM ARMED FORCES ARMY NAVY BATTLES CAMPAIGNS KRIEG KRIEGE KRIEGSZÜGE FELDZÜGE MILITÄR MILITÄRISCHE STRATEGIE GESCHICHTE MILITÄRGESCHICHTE KRIEGSGESCHICHTE ARMEE HEER MILITAIRE GUERRE GUERRES HISTOIRE ARTILLERY
Price: EUR 220.00 = appr. US$ 239.11 Seller: Librarium of The Hague
- Book number: 7096
See more books from our catalog:
Tactics: The Art of Battle