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The Evolution of Naval Weapons

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Paperback)

Originally published
  
1947

Subject
  
History

Publication date
  
1947

Pages
  
53 p.

Author
  
L. Sprague de Camp

Country
  
United States of America

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Publisher
  
Training Activity Bureau of Naval Personnel

Similar
  
L Sprague de Camp books, Other books

The Evolution of Naval Weapons is a United States government textbook by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in a 53-page edition by the Training Activity section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in August 1947 as NAVPERS 91066. A 1949 edition of 67 pages was designated NAVPERS 91066-A. The work was credited to the Bureau rather than de Camp. The 1947 edition was reproduced from a mixture of standard sized (8 1/2" x 11") typed and mimeographed sheets, and was stapled between blue paper covers. The 1949 edition was printed, with the illustrations integrated with the text.

The work is a 40,000-word study of the history of naval ordnance and armor and consists of twelve chapters plus a short concluding section.

Contents

  • Chapter 1. Sticks and Stones.
  • Chapter 2. Explosives.
  • Chapter 3. Fuzes.
  • Chapter 4. Artillery.
  • Chapter 5. Small Arms.
  • Chapter 6. Torpedoes.
  • Chapter 7. Mines.
  • Chapter 8. Depth-Charges.
  • Chapter 9. Rockets and Guided Missiles.
  • Chapter 10. Bombs.
  • Chapter 11. Chemical Warfare.
  • Chapter 12. Sighting and Ranging.
  • The Navy's Future Weapons.
  • References

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