The German 88 mm guns became the most famous and feared artillery pieces of the Second World War. They appeared in a whole series of forms ranging from anti-aircraft to anti-tank and tank-guns, including several self-propelled platforms. Although primarily anti-aircraft guns they gained an awesome reputation as anti-tank weapons, a reputation that remains to this day. Terry Gander, in this in-depth, highly illustrated study, tells the story of the 88 from its first manifestations during the Great War to its clandestine development in Sweden, its production in Germany, its first 'multi-role' initiation during the Spanish Civil War and its part in the campaigns of 1939-40. As well as a detailed technical description of the gun and its development, his book features vivid accounts of the 88 in action in many of the main theatres of the Second World War, in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, and on the Eastern Front. ILLUSTRATIONS: 100 b/w
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781848848320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113796905
Product Key Features
Author
Terry Gander
Publication Name
German 88: the Most Famous Gun of the Second World War
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
175 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Terry Gander
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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