Royal Artillery Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations: Historical and Modern - Hardcover

Jobson, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862274762 ISBN 13: 9781862274761

Publisher: Spellmount, 2008

Synopsis

This book includes a foreword by Major General J.B.A. Bailey. Since its creation in 1716, the Royal Artillery has been a cornerstone of the British Armed Forces, as their motto Ubique, 'Everywhere' implies. In this book Philip Jobson has collated the enormous and complex artillery lexicon which has accumulated since that day, as dynamic as its subject to keep pace with technical and tactical innovation. The development of indirect fire, counter-battery, anti-tank and anti-aircraft fire all required a novel vocabulary, as did advances in survey and locating. Changes in communication from shouts, to flags, to line, to radio, to compressed data transmission all left their mark on the language. Epic in scope and detail, even the most expert Gunner would be likely to fail an unseen test based on this work. It will therefore be a pleasure to those who think themselves expert to browse this volume, and will serve as an invaluable reference for historians and researchers to ensure that they use the correct term and understand its true meaning.

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Review:

'... a most detailed book... it is good to have all this fascinating information packed into a single volume. This book is Victor Golf - or Vic G if you are in 1914 - Very Good.' --The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Feb '09

'Comprising both historical and contemporary terms the book will give pleasure to those who want to while away time browsing through it, while it will also serve as an invaluable reference for historians and researchers. It might even help some readers to understand terms and abbreviations used in articles coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan!' --Gunner Magazine, Feb '09

'Fascinating stuff!' --Britain At War - March 2009

About the Author:

Philip Jobson is Secretary of the Royal Artillery Association. He has been researching this book for the past twenty years. Major General J.B.A. Bailey was Director of Doctrine and Force Development for the British Army. He is the Author of Field Artillery and Firepower.

About this edition

• Publisher: Spellmount
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1862274762
• ISBN 13: 9781862274761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320