Description: Railway Guns of World War II Steven J. Zaloga (Author) , Peter Dennis (Illustrator) World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns initially deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development program saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-caliber Schwerer Gustav and Schwerer Dora guns, which weighed in at 1,350 tons and fired a huge 7-ton shell. This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy, and on the Eastern Front, analyzing why railway guns would largely disappear from use following the end of the war. PublishedFeb 16 2016FormatPaperbackPages48ISBN9781472810687ImprintOsprey PublishingIllustrations40 b/w; 7 colDimensions10 x 7 inchesSeriesNew VanguardShort codeNVG 231PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
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Book Series: New Vanguard
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Railway Guns of World War II
Item Length: 9.9in
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Item Width: 7.3in
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military Science, Europe / Germany, Military / World War II
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 6 Oz
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
