Edward B. McCaul

The Mechanical Fuze and the Advance of Artillery in the Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

The rifled artillery used during the Civil War created the need for a new and more reliable type of artillery fuze to light powder charges. This history explains how mechanically ignited fuzes were developed to improve accuracy, distance, and power of weaponry, and how the technical and manufacturing challenges of mating gunpowder and metal were met.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780786446131
• ISBN-10: 0786446137
• Artikelnr.: 28179110

Autorenporträt

Edward B. McCaul, Jr., is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and received a Ph.D., in history from The Ohio State University. He has published more than 30 articles and interviews in addition to two books on the Civil War.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
ONE. United States Military Gunpowder     
TWO. Prewar Fuzes     
THREE. Smooth-Bore Versus Rifled Artillery     
FOUR. The Manufacturing War     
FIVE. Artillery During the Civil War     
SIX. The New Fuzes     
SEVEN. Hotchkiss, Parrott, and Schenkl     
EIGHT. Postwar Developments     
Appendix A. United States Fuze Related Patents, 1855-1872     
Appendix B. British Fuze Related Patents, 1855-1876     
Appendix C. Short Biographies     
Appendix D. Prewar Armories, Arsenals, Navy Yards, Foundries, and Small
Arms Manufacturers     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index