About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 255. Chapters: Sniper, Teutonic Knights, Hoplite, Knights Templar, Artillery, Armour, Infantry, Cavalry, Assassins, Samurai, Cossacks, Soldier, Commando, Grenadier, Paratrooper, Impi, Privateer, Cuirassier, Marine, War elephant, Frogman, Corps of Drums, United States Naval Aviator, Red coat, Combat engineering, Arditi, Special forces, Anti-tank dog, Naval Flight Officer, Hessian, Rifleman, Jager, Sapper, Artillery observer, Aide-de-camp, Pioneer, Francs-tireurs, Gladiatrix, Stormtrooper, S hei, Marksman, Peltast, Bicycle infantry, Woman warrior, Askari, Combat medic, Tail gunner, Paracadutisti, Immortals, Armoured reconnaissance, Airman, Centurion, Heavy infantry, Fighter pilot, War pigeon, Take point, Line infantry, Mounted infantry, Hippeis, Combat Systems Officer, Joint terminal attack controller, Man-at-arms, Door gunner, Harquebusier, Portuguese Paratroop Nurses, Chasseur, Camp follower, Reiter, Legionary, Assault pioneer, Camel cavalry, Military advisor, Fifer, Short Range Air Defense, Bombardier, Powder monkey, Air Warfare Officer - Command, Control and Communications, Runner, Air gunner, Bully boy. Excerpt: Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons. These engines comprise specialised devices which use some form of stored energy to operate, whether mechanical, chemical, or electromagnetic. Originally designed to breach fortifications, they have evolved from nearly static installations intended to reduce a single obstacle to highly mobile weapons of great flexibility in which now reposes the greater portion of a modern army's offensive capabilities. In common speech the word artillery is often used to refe...
