42cm 'Big Bertha' and German Siege Artillery of World War I
In the early days of World War I, Germany unveiled a new weapon - the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch) M-Gerät howitzer. At the time, it was the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world and a closely guarded secret. When war broke out, two of the howitzers were rushed directly from the factory to Liege where they quickly destroyed two forts and compelled the fortress to surrender. After repeat performances at Namur, Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the howitzers 'Grosse' or 'Dicke Berta' (Fat or Big Bertha) after Bertha von Krupp, owner of the Krupp armament works that built the howitzers. The nickname was soon picked up by Ger…
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Weitere Autoren: Rupp, Martin / Morshead, Henry (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78096-018-0
- EAN: 9781780960180
- Produktnummer: 16980664
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'508 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 40 b/w; 7 col
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Marc Romanych is a retired US Army combat arms officer. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from St. Mary's University. He has co-authored several books on World War I and II artillery and fortifications for Osprey Publishing.
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