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History of Artillery
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A History of Artillery traces the development of artillery through the ages, providing a thorough study of these weapons. From its earliest recorded use in battle over a millennium ago, up to the recent Gulf War, Balkan, and Afghanistan conflicts, artillery has often been the deciding factor in battle. Black shows that artillery sits within the general history of a war as a means that varied greatly between armies and navies, and also across time.
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A History of Artillery traces the development of artillery through the ages, providing a thorough study of these weapons.
From its earliest recorded use in battle over a millennium ago, up to the recent Gulf War, Balkan, and Afghanistan conflicts, artillery has often been the deciding factor in battle.
Black shows that artillery sits within the general history of a war as a means that varied greatly between armies and navies, and also across time.
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