Railway Guns of World War II

by Steven J. Zaloga

Book Overview

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns initially deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development program saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-caliber Schwerer Gustav and Schwerer Dora guns, which weighed in at 1,350 tons and fired a huge 7-ton shell. This book provides an overview of the types...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472810686
• ISBN13: 9781472810687
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.6"