King of Battle: Artillery in World War I (History of Warfare, 108)

In King of Battle: Artillery in World War I , a distinguished array of authors examines the centrepiece of battle in the Great War: artillery. Going beyond the usual tables of calibres and ranges, the contributors consider the organization and technology of artillery, as well as present aspects of training, doctrine, and other national idiosyncrasies. Artillery dominated the battlefields of World War I, and forever changed the military doctrine of war. No nation that had participated in significant ground combat would blithely assume that morale could ever replace firepower. The essays included in this volume explain how twelve countries, including all the major combatants, handled artillery and how it affected the Great War. Contributors include Filippo Cappellano, Boyd Dastrup, Edward J. Erickson, Bruce Gudmundsson, James Lyon, Sanders Marble, Janice E. McKenney, Dmitre Minchev, Andrey Pavlov, Kaushik Roy, Cornel and Ioan Scafes, John Schindler, and David Zabecki Introduction / Bruce Gudmundsson The British artillery in World War I / Sanders Marble The French artillery in the First World War / Bruce Gudmundsson German artillery in the First World War / David T. Zabecki Austria-Hungary in the First World War / John R. Schindler Bulgarian artillery in the First World War / Dimitre Minchev Ottoman Army artillery in the First World War / Edward J. Erickson Italian artillery during the First World War: its structural, organic, tactical and material evolution / Filippo Cappellano Serbia's artillery during the First World War / James Lyon Russian artillery / Andrey Pavlov United States field artillery in World War I / Janice McKenney Artillery of the Army in India in World War I / Kaushik Roy Romanian artillery in the First World War / Cornel and Ioan Scafes Conclusion: artillery as a result of World War I / Boyd Dastrup. In King Of Battle: Artillery In World War I A Distinguished Array Of Authors Examines The Centrepiece Of Battle In The Great War, Artillery. Going Beyond Tables Of Calibres And Ranges, They Look At Organization, Training, Personnel, Doctrine, And Technologies.