Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook302 pages4 hours
Mortars in World War II
By John Norris
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Mortars were used throughout the Second World War by all armies and in all theatres. Although a very simple weapon they could greatly enhance the firepower of infantry formations, giving them their own mobile artillery arm. They repeatedly proved their worth in both offensive and defensive situations, breaking up or supporting infantry attacks and laying smoke or illumination rounds. Despite their ubiquity and effectiveness, there have been relatively few works devoted to these important and versatile weapons.
John Norris give a brief history of the origins of the weapon and its use in the Great War before moving on to look in detail at the many types developed and used in the Second World War. The design and development of various types and their various munitions (HE, smoke and illumination) are discussed, including those incorporated into fixed defensive systems such as the Atlantic Wall, specialist variants developed for airborne units and those mounted on vehicles to provide mobile fire support. The tactics developed for their use and the structure of the support companies formed to utilize them are also examined in detail. And of course their combat history in the many theatres is outlined, using examples drawing on first-hand accounts of those that used them.
This book is sure to be of great value to enthusiasts who collect mortars and their ammunition, re-enactors, modellers and wargamers as well as those readers interested in the history of weapons generally or those of World War II in particular.
John Norris give a brief history of the origins of the weapon and its use in the Great War before moving on to look in detail at the many types developed and used in the Second World War. The design and development of various types and their various munitions (HE, smoke and illumination) are discussed, including those incorporated into fixed defensive systems such as the Atlantic Wall, specialist variants developed for airborne units and those mounted on vehicles to provide mobile fire support. The tactics developed for their use and the structure of the support companies formed to utilize them are also examined in detail. And of course their combat history in the many theatres is outlined, using examples drawing on first-hand accounts of those that used them.
This book is sure to be of great value to enthusiasts who collect mortars and their ammunition, re-enactors, modellers and wargamers as well as those readers interested in the history of weapons generally or those of World War II in particular.
Unavailable
Author
John Norris
John Norris is a freelance military historian who writes regular monthly columns for several specialist titles, ranging from vehicle profiles to reenactment events. He has written fifteen books on various military historical subjects, most recently Fix Bayonets! (due to be published by Pen & Sword).
Read more from John Norris
Fix Bayonets! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVehicle Art of World War Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMortars in World War II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Military History of the Bicycle: The Forgotten War Machine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArtillery: A History Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5World War II Trucks and Tanks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pistols at Dawn: A History of Duelling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarching to the Drums: A History of Military Drums and Drummers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLogistics in World War II, 1939–1943 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The River Road Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOh-Oh Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Falcon Confession Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Mortars in World War II
Related ebooks
German Guns of the Third Reich Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/55 Minute History Weapons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSteel Thunder on the Eastern Front: German and Russian Artillery in WWII Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler's Tank Killer: Sturmgeschütz at War, 1940–1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Russian Armour in the Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGerman Self-propelled Artillery at War 1940–1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler's Tank Destroyers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Axis Tanks of the Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBritish Tanks: The Second World War Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Panzer Killers: Anti-Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Panzerartillerie: Firepower for the Panzer Divisions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPanzer III: Germany's Medium Tank Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tank Destroyer, Achilles and M10: British Army Anti-Tank Units, Western Europe, 1944–1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Panzer I & II: Blueprint for Blitzkrieg, 1933–1941 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJagdpanzer IV - German Army and Waffen-SS Tank Destroyers: Western Front, 1944–1945 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kings of Battle US Self-Propelled Howitzers, 1981-2022 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPanzers I & II: Germany's Light Tanks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSturmgeschütze: Armoured Assault Guns Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hitler's Artillery 1939-1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler's Anti-Tank Weapons 1939–1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler's Panzers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The U.S. 37-mm Gun in World War II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnited States Infantry Weapons of the Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArtillery in the Great War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tanks of the Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWorld War 2 In Review Number 43 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChieftain: British Cold War Main Battle Tank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gun Digest Guide to the Modern AK: Gear, Accessories & Upgrades for the AK-47 and Its Variants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5German Machine Guns of the Second World War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Battle Group!: German Kamfgruppen Action in World War Two Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Wars & Military For You
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The God Delusion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doctors From Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Daily Creativity Journal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mein Kampf: The Original, Accurate, and Complete English Translation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnit 731: Testimony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unacknowledged: An Expose of the World's Greatest Secret Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wager Disaster: Mayem, Mutiny and Murder in the South Seas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"The Good War": An Oral History of World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Mortars in World War II
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
1 rating0 reviews