Tactics and Technique of Coast Artillery; Advanced (With Questions for Self-Examination)
Washington DC: National Service Publishing Company, 1931. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. To volumes bound as one. xl, 550, [4], 468, Appendices 569-629, [9] pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Formulae. Rear board weak and repaired with tape. Produced for The Coast Artillery Journal. Ex-library (Air Corps Tactical School) with the usual library markings. Some page discoloration noted. This work includes as introductory material on The Role of Sea Coast Fortifications and on The Effect of the Development of Aviation Upon the Missions of the Coast Artillery. Among the sections are: Interpretation of Aerial Photographs and The Cinematic Spotting Set for Antiaircraft Artillery. The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. In 1905, after the Spanish–American War, President Roosevelt appointed a board on fortifications, under Secretary of War William Howard Taft. The board recommended fortifications in territories acquired from Spain. This text has been prepared for the Coast Artillery Journal for the officer who desires in one volume for easy reference much of the information which a well qualified Coast Artillery officer should have. This publication should prove especially useful to Reserve and National Guard officers who do not have complete reference libraries readily available. The content of this book includes a wide variety of subjects. It covers the advanced theories of gunnery and at the same time prepares the officer to solve practical problems, which he will meet in the field. Much useful information concerning administration is included. This text should be of great assistance to the officer who desires to prepare himself in advance of periods of active duty and field training, and will increase the value of these periods for practical training. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Coast Artillery, Sea Coast Fortification, Cinematic Spotting, Aerial Photographs, Fixed Battery, Railway Battery, Tractor Battery, Harbor Defense, Position Finding, Gunnery, Armor-piercing, Projectiles, Conduct of Fire, Salvo, Seacoast Artillery, Ant
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