Artillery
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 158, [2] pages. Includes: illustrations, Picture index and index. Some illustrations in color. DJ has some wear, soiling and edge chips. This work discusses The gun, Rail guns, Coastal guns, Anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns, Self-propelled guns, and fuzes. This is the second in a series of authoritative illustrated studies of war machines and equipment. John Henry Batchelor MBE (born 1936) was an English artist and technical illustrator, particularly known for his clear and detailed cutaway illustrations of vehicles and military equipment and stamp illustrations. His work can be seen in many hundreds of late-20th-century works on armor, fighting vehicles, ships, firearms, etc. (for example the many works of Ian V. Hogg). He provided illustrations for many magazines and technical interest publications such as Air & Space, and The Aeroplane. Batchelor joined the RAF at 18. After leaving the RAF he worked in the technical illustration departments of Bristol Aeroplane Company, Saunders-Roe (where he worked on the first hovercraft) and Martin-Baker, becoming adept at portraying metal and wood finishes. As a freelance illustrator, in 1966 he became involved with Purnell's partwork History of the Second World War, for which he produced a total of 1163 illustrations. This partnership extended to the same publisher's subsequent History of the First World War and Encyclopedia of modern Weapons and Warfare. Ian Vernon Hogg (1926 – 7 March 2002) was a British author of books on firearms, artillery, ammunition, and fortification, as well as biographies of several famous general officers. During his career he wrote, co-wrote, edited, or co-edited about 150 books. Ian V. Hogg enlisted in the Royal Artillery of the British Army in April 1945. During World War II he served in Europe and in eastern Asia. After the war he remained in the military. In the early 1950s, he served in the Korean War. Altogether he served in the military for 27 years. Upon retiring in 1972, he held the appointment of Master Gunner at the Royal Military College of Science, where he taught on the subjects of firearms, artillery, and their ammunition and use. Hogg also had an interest in the subject of fortification and was one of the founding members of the Fortress Study Group in 1975. His first books were published in the late 1960s while he was still an instructor. After retiring from the military, he pursued the career of military author and historian. He was editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons from 1972 to 1994. He worked with a skilled artist, John Batchelor, to ensure that his books were well illustrated with cutaway diagrams. He contributed articles to a variety of journals, and his books have been translated into a dozen languages. In Brazil, Argentina, and Spain his translated books are popular among military circles. He was respected for his professionalism as an author. Hogg was a frequent guest on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun and a contributor to the A&E channel's 1996 series The Story of the Gun, as well as other military-related television programs. He was described as being "one of the most objective researchers on firearms and their origins" Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Artillery; Rail guns; Coastal guns; Anti-aircraft; anti-tank Self-propelled; Fuzes; Howitzer; Mortar; Skysweeper; Ammunition; Ordnance
ISBN: 0684130920
[Book #81647]
Price: $45.00