A History of Artillery, by noted military historian (and noted NYMAS supporter) Jeremy Black, is yet another tightly written, extensive, and entertaining book on military history from this prolific ...

LONG ARM OF LEE OR THE HISTORY OF THE ARTILLERY OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE CONFEDERATE BUREAU OF ORDNANCE BY JENNINGS CROPPER WISE ...

The beginnings. Artillery organization ; Artillery weapons ; Artillery employment -- Reorganizing the arm. Organizational experimentation ; The rise of field artillery ; The Mexican War -- The Civil ...

Commonly dubbed the “King of Battle,” artillery is a critical asset to any military. Indeed, modern warfare leverages the destructive nature of artillery to shape the battlefield from extended ranges.

With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado ...

The key to Russian operations against Ukraine has been overwhelming artillery fire. For Western armies, the value of artillery seemed to diminish against the glamour of smart bombs. Russian officers ...

The artillery war in Ukraine may be shifting, with indications that the Ukrainians are destroying Russian guns at a greatly increased rate. If these indications are accurate, it could mark a turning ...

Last Sunday’s column answered a question from reader J.B. Crowther — “What happened to the cannons in Travis Park?” — who also asked about the same question in a column published Jan. 22, 2006. The ...