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[BECKE (Major Archibald F., Captain, late RFA)]
Artillery Historical Papers.
Twenty-seven papers relating to artillery selected from several journals, c.1906-1913, approx. 300pp. in all.
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A collection of 27 journal articles largely from Jnl. of the RA Institution & largely relating to Ordnance selected and collected together by A.F. Becke, the distinguished military historian noted for his meticulous record keeping & detailed, erudite works, and bound for him in red binder's cloth, gilt title to sp., with his bookplate & ownership inscrip. (Putney, March 1913), followed by his customary Contents listing over 2 ms leaves. Contents of this volume include: Puckle's Machine Gun (plate); Spherical Case Practise 1805 (plate); Indian Gun at Woolwich; The Rhine Fortresses & Metz; Remarkable Explosions previous to 1866; Norman Ramsay's Exploit [at Fuentes d'Onoro, during the Peninsula War); Captain Pococke's Diary (Buenos Ayres 1806-7) & more, including biographical notices of Brig.-Gen. Michell, Gen. Forbes McBean, Gen. Ellis Walker, Lt.-Gen. Robert Lawson, Gen. Sir W.F. Williams, & Gen. Sir E. Sabine.
£145
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