Cannons: An Introduction to Civil War Artillery
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939631032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 72 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
More than 150 photos and drawings.. The concise guide to the weapons, ammunition and equipment of Civil War artillery
"Excellent Introduction" according to Virgil Brown. A friend of mine recently recruited me into his Civil War re-enactment unit. It was an artillery unit and this book was my introduction to Civil War artillery. Dean Thomas writes an excellent introduction starting his readers with organization and drill. Many readers may have known that sponging the barrel cooled it, but they may not have thought about the added effect of extinguishing any smoldering cartridge bags. Thomas then leads his readers through ordnance and types of cannons (where, when, and how used), and concludes with implements used with the cannons. To. A good primer For someone who (like me) knows next to nothing about Civil War artillery, this little book is a gem. Generously illustrated with both photographs and line drawings, Thomas' book provides basic information about battery crews, the "anatomy" of cannons, limbers, and carriages (including the surprising fact that artillery batteries carried portable anvils for quick repairs in the field), the manufacture of both cannon and projectiles, and a typology of projectiles (solid shot, shell, case shot, canister, and grapeshot) as well as cannons, howitzers, rifles, and mortar. Great coverage in a brief work While this might look like a simple kids book/pamphlet on the cover, there is far more inside this extremely well illustrated guide. The author does a fine job providing a wide overview of the most important cannons of the ACW, textual summaries of each and sufficient details of their fundamental stats. The amazing part is how much the author has fit between a mere 72 pages. This work is very inexpensive and should prove useful to anyone touring Civil War battlefields, interested in Civil War gaming, reenacting, or curious about civil war cannons.