Railway Guns of World War II (New Vanguard)

Good coverage of an interesting topic Steven ‘book a month’ Zaloga has here put together #231 of the Osprey New Vanguard series which focusses on the railway guns of World War 2. This book follows the basic premise of all this long running series of books in that it is quite concise, provides a basic overview of the topic at hand and then a step by step observa. Excellent osprey book on this subject covers each type of Excellent osprey book on this subject covers each type of rail gun from design and operational use. Book has many pictures and is easy to follow and read. Each gun uses and deployment is covered and what happened to each type. Interesting book on the German uses of captured rail guns captured from the French.. A Great Introduction to Railway Guns Flyincat An excellent overview of all of the railroad guns used by all of the different nations in WWII. This is not an in-depth study of any particular gun, but a series of profiles of what each country had or built in the way of railway guns for WWII. This will not be that useful to people that have accumulated large amounts of specific data,

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development programme saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-calibre 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, and

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"This is an extremely interesting book, by an excellent author, with very good illustrations. Railway Guns of World War II explains an area of rail operations that is rarely covered." - Model Railroader News. Anyone interested in coastal defense or artillery should find it enjoyable and informative." - Coast Defense Journal"I found this book quite fascinating