French artillery of the First World War, with an excellent selection
of wartime black and white photographs and colour artwork. French text. The
first detailed, illustrated account of all materiel used by the French Field
artillery during the Great War
The French Army started campaigning in August 1914 with a surprising
field gun, the “75”, which was supposed to do everything, alongside a very weak
assortment of heavy field artillery.
The level of detail reached by this book is unrivalled. For the first
time since the twenties, all the materiel used by the French field artillery
(light and heavy) from August 1914 to November 1918, is presented in its
historical context and with its principal specifications.
This small volume reviews the 40 or so different artillery patterns
used by the French army on the Western front from 1914-1918: it will be followed
by a second volume concentrating on extra heavy railroad artillery and other
speciality weapons.
