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US Field Artillery of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf
Determined to learn from the lessons of World War I, the US Army developed a new generation of field artillery weapons and tactics during the 1930s. Consequently, in World War II it was the clear leader in field artillery. Providing a thorough examination of the many critical innovations and doctrines, and the impact they had on performance, including the motorization of artillery, Fire Direction Centers, aerial observation, and radio communications. Exploring, in their entirety, the weapons that formed the backbone of the US artillery arsenal in World War II, this book reveals a wealth of detail not readily available elsewhere.
Author : Charles Robert Anderson Publisher : Government Printing Office Page : 24 pages File Size : 54,6 Mb Release : 1995 Category : History ISBN : 0160882613
East Indies: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II (Pamphlet) by Charles Robert Anderson Pdf
CMH 72-22. Provides one in a series of 40 illustrated brochures that describe the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during the war. Each brochure describes the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations. Related products: Tunisia: The Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00261-2 Sicily: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00272-8 Bismarck Archipelago: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II-Print Paperback format -is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00280-9 Northern Solomons: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II Print Paperback Pamphlet- format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00257-4 Ardennes-Alsace: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback Pamphlet format -is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00511-5 Fueling the Fires of Resistance: Army Air Forces Special Operations in the Balkans During World War 2 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00699-5 Anzio Beachhead, January 22 - May 25, 1944 Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00199-3 United States Army in World War 2, The Technical Services, The Ordnance Department, On Beachhead and Battlefront -Hardcover/Cloth format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00030-0 Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) --Print Paperback Format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00128-4 World War II resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world-war-ii Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History (CMH) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1061
Author : Edgar F. Raines Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office Page : 400 pages File Size : 52,9 Mb Release : 2000 Category : History ISBN : UIUC:30112050111316
CMH Pub. 70-31. Army Historical Series. Examines the institutional origins of modern Army Aviation by recounting the experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions, or Air Observations Posts (AOP) in light aircraftfor the Field Artillery during World War 2. Identifies the circumstances and debate that gave rise to the AOP program.
Author : John R. Walker Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press Page : 348 pages File Size : 43,9 Mb Release : 2013-08-08 Category : History ISBN : 9780806150345
After the end of World War II, General George Patton declared that artillery had won the war. Yet howitzers did not achieve victory on their own. Crucial to the success of these big guns were forward observers, artillerymen on the front lines who directed the artillery fire. Until now, the vital role of forward observers in ground combat has received little scholarly attention. In Bracketing the Enemy, John R. Walker remedies this oversight by offering the first full-length history of forward observer teams during World War II. As early as the U.S. Civil War, artillery fire could reach as far as two miles, but without an “FO” (forward observer) to report where the first shot had landed in relation to the target, and to direct subsequent fire by outlining or “bracketing” the targeted range, many of the advantages of longer-range fire were wasted. During World War II, FOs accompanied infantrymen on the front lines. Now, for the first time, gun crews could bring deadly accurate fire on enemy positions immediately as advancing riflemen encountered these enemy strongpoints. According to Walker, this transition from direct to indirect fire was one of the most important innovations to have occurred in ground combat in centuries. Using the 37th Division in the Pacific Theater and the 87th in Europe as case studies, Walker presents a vivid picture of the dangers involved in FO duty and shows how vitally important forward observers were to the success of ground operations in a variety of scenarios. FO personnel not only performed a vital support function as artillerymen but often transcended their combat role by fighting as infantrymen, sometimes even leading soldiers into battle. And yet, although forward observers lived, fought, and bled with the infantry, they were ineligible to wear the Combat Infantryman’s Badge awarded to the riflemen they supported. Forward observers are thus among the unsung heroes of World War II. Bracketing the Enemy signals a long-overdue recognition of their distinguished service.
Author : Roy Barnard,William Joseph Burns,Duane Ryan Publisher : Unknown Page : 220 pages File Size : 42,9 Mb Release : 1977 Category : World War, 1939-1945 ISBN : UOM:39015079924240
Author : Jr Edgar F Raines, PH D Publisher : Department of the Army Page : 128 pages File Size : 44,9 Mb Release : 2008-04-01 Category : Electronic ISBN : 0160614732
Eyes of Artillery: The Origins of Modern U.S. Army Aviation in World War II (Paperback) by Jr Edgar F Raines, PH D Pdf
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Examines the institutional origins of modern Army Aviation by recounting the experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions, or Air Observations Posts (AOP) in light aircraft for the Field Artillery during World War II. Identifies the circumstances and debate that gave rise to the AOP program. This volume is part of the Army Historical Series that may be useful to professional military leaders, military science students, and AP History high school students studying World War II. Related Products: World War II resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world... Spearhead of Logistics: A History of the United States Army Transportation Corps is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00597-2?ctid=143 Fueling the Fires of Resistance: Army Air Forces Special Operations in the Balkans During World War 2 is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00699-5 Anzio Beachhead, January 22 - May 25, 1944 Print Paperback format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00199-3 United States Army in World War 2, The Technical Services, The Ordnance Department, On Beachhead and Battlefront -Hardcover/Cloth format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00030-0 Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) --Print Paperback Format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00128-4 Stalingrad to Berlin: Defeat in the East Print Paperback format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00160-8 "
An Informal History of the 697th Field Artillery Battalion by Major Hermon E. Smith Pdf
Merriam Press Military Reprint MR28 (First Reprint Edition, 2015). The 697th Field Artillery Battalion not only has a history stemming from the oldest battery in the U.S. Army, but it also has the distinction of being the first 240mm howitzer battalion formed for World War II. To carry on this proud history the 697th Field Artillery was the first 240mm howitzer outfit to enter combat in World War II, when it was committed under the aegis of the Fifth Army at Cassino, Italy, on 30 January 1944. From that time until 8 May 1945 when "Peace through Victory" was secured, the battalion remained in combat to become the last 240mm howitzer battalion to continue actively in battle in the European Theater. Contents: Historical Background; Italy; France and Germany; Peace; Appendices: Campaigns, Battalion Soft Ball Team, List of Awards, Commendations, Roster of Officers, Headquarters Battery, Medical Detachment, A Battery, B Battery, C Battery, Service Battery. 34 photos and illustrations, 2 maps.
Finalist- Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Writing Award The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the "Lost Generation"; however, in this book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of Europe's "Great War" and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history. Len Fairfield (the author's grandfather) was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Army, and was a firsthand witness to the war's carnage as he endured its countless hardships, all of which are revealed here in vivid detail. His story takes the reader from a hard life in Chicago, through conscription, rigorous training in America and France, and finally to the battles which have become synonymous with the U.S. effort in France--St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest, the latter claiming 26,000 American lives, more than any other U.S. battle. Fairfield, with his artillery in support of the 91st ("Wild West") Division, was on the front lines for it all, amidst a sea of carnage caused by bullets, explosives and gas, with the occasional enemy plane swooping in to add strafing to the chaos. Entire units were decimated before gaining a yard, and then the Doughboys would find German trenches filled with dead to indicate the enemy was suffering equally. The AEF endured a rare close-quarters visit to hell until it was sensed that the Germans were finally giving way, though fighting tooth-and-nail up to the very minute of the Armistice. This action-filled work brings the reader straight to the center of America's costly battles in World War I, reminding us once again how great-power status often has to be earned with blood on battlefields.
German Field Artillery of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf
An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler's army – the Wehrmacht's field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II. Often overshadowed in military history by the tanks and aircraft of Blitzkrieg, Germany's artillery was key to its methods of waging war throughout World War II. Field artillery remained the primary killer on the battlefield, often responsible for three-quarters of combat casualties inflicted. Redressing the balance, this book surveys the major Wehrmacht guns of the war, and the basic organizational structure of the German field artillery. Its primary focus is on the divisional field guns, especially the lFH 18 10.5cm field howitzer and the 15cm sFH 18 field howitzer that formed the backbone of German artillery. A brief survey is also made of the infantry guns used at the regimental level, and of corps-level heavy artillery. The issue of the use of"Beutewaffen,” captured war-booty field guns, is also looked at, as is the Nebelwerfer and schwere Wurfgerät rocket artillery. With archive photos and meticulously detailed new illustrations, this book provides a concise study of the German Army's big guns of World War II, how they were organized and how they were used, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.
America's semi-centennial look at the liberation of Fortress Europe. Artillery troops, constituting fewer than 10% of U.S. forces, inflicted most German casualties in their sector. The European Theatre of Operations is viewed by the artillery battalion which was attached to eight divisions & whose terrain varied from the left flank to the right flank of U.S. forces. In this wartime experiment, the men were sent directly to their wartime assignments from the reception center. The combat performance of this battalion became a testing ground for the necessity of a "boot camp." Liberating enslaved people for 268 continuous days had a remarkable effect on the soldiers. One anecdote is from an artillery observer who was with the troops that liberated Dachau. The Millen Castle Affair on the Dutch-German border terminated the careers of 35 senior German officers. The close-range direct-fire artillery duel at Nuremberg evidenced U.S. military excellence. Numerous first-person anecdotes & input from more than 100 veterans are included. U.S. & European homefront reactions to developments are cited. To order: Bull Run of Vermont, 7 Deborah, South Burlington, VT 05403-7816. $21 plus $3 P&H.
Seek, Strike, and Destroy by Christopher Richard Gabel Pdf
In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented one of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology and doctrine over the years have precipitated equally innovative developments in the antitank field. One cycle in this ongoing arms race occurred during the early years of World War II when the U.S. Army sought desperately to find an antidote to the vaunted German blitzkrieg. This Leavenworth Paper analyzes the origins of the tank destroyer concept, evaluates the doctrine and equipment with which tank destroyer units fought, and assesses the effectiveness of the tank destroyer in battle.
Author : United States. Army. 119th Field Artillery Group Publisher : Unknown Page : 228 pages File Size : 51,9 Mb Release : 1945 Category : World War, 1939-1945 ISBN : UOM:39015027335366
