The story of the gun
Книга The story of the gun The story of the gun Книги Вооружение Автор: Emerson Tennent Год издания: 1864 Формат: pdf Ст
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English Pages 384 Year 1864
Table of contents :
Preface......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Part 1 The Rifled Musket......Page 21
Ch1 Brown Bess......Page 22
Ch2 Improvement Begins-Lord Hardinge & Mr. Whitworth......Page 34
Ch3 The Secret Discovered-The Whitworth Rifle......Page 55
Part 2 Rifled Cannon......Page 90
Ch1 Rifled Cannon-The First Inventors......Page 91
Ch2 The Armstrong Gun......Page 115
Ch3 The Whitworth Gun-Adoption of the Armstrong Gun By The War Department......Page 137
Ch4 Effect of Sir William Armstrongs Official Relation To The War Department......Page 162
Ch5 The Contest......Page 181
Part 3 The Iron Navy......Page 240
Ch1 The Nation Resolve to Construct a Navy of Iron......Page 241
Ch2 Iron Ships Defy Artillery......Page 251
Ch3 Whitworth Projectiles Penetrate Armor-Clad Ships......Page 263
Ch4 The Whitworth Shells Penetrate Armor Plate......Page 292
Conclusion - The Present Aspect of the Question......Page 330
Index......Page 366
Preface......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Part 1 The Rifled Musket......Page 21
Ch1 Brown Bess......Page 22
Ch2 Improvement Begins-Lord Hardinge & Mr. Whitworth......Page 34
Ch3 The Secret Discovered-The Whitworth Rifle......Page 55
Part 2 Rifled Cannon......Page 90
Ch1 Rifled Cannon-The First Inventors......Page 91
Ch2 The Armstrong Gun......Page 115
Ch3 The Whitworth Gun-Adoption of the Armstrong Gun By The War Department......Page 137
Ch4 Effect of Sir William Armstrongs Official Relation To The War Department......Page 162
Ch5 The Contest......Page 181
Part 3 The Iron Navy......Page 240
Ch1 The Nation Resolve to Construct a Navy of Iron......Page 241
Ch2 Iron Ships Defy Artillery......Page 251
Ch3 Whitworth Projectiles Penetrate Armor-Clad Ships......Page 263
Ch4 The Whitworth Shells Penetrate Armor Plate......Page 292
Conclusion - The Present Aspect of the Question......Page 330
Index......Page 366
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