British Artillery 1914-19 - Heavy Artillery - Dale Clark & Brian Delf - Osprey New Vanguard 105 STK It struggled to penetrate the

It struggled to penetrate the frontal armour of the new German Tigers and Panthers but could take them out from the side

Byron Farwell traces the war's origins

just as often they ended up as mercenaries

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British Artillery 1914-19 - Heavy Artillery - Dale Clark & Brian Delf - Osprey New Vanguard 105 STK It struggled to penetrate theWorld War I is often deemed to have been 'a war of artillery'. British heavy artillery played a vital part in destroying the German trenches and providing invaluable cover for advancing troops on the Western Front. This book details the huge guns of the Royal Garrison Artillery, including the 6 in. siege gun and howitzer, the 8 in. howitzer, the 12 in. railway and siege howitzer and the infamous 9. 2 in breech loading siege howitzer. Camouflage and