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» John_Barr - Re: artillery definitions
In response to artillery definitions posted by lollies100:The lower gun calibres (6pdr, 12pdr, 18pdr, 25pdr) have traditionally been classified by shell weight - once you get into medium and heavy guns (4.5 inch up to 15inch)they are defined by calibre. there may well be a technical reason that I am unaware of, but I have always assumed that it is to keep the numbered classification within reasonable bounds. I have not come across Vostochnaya Voina nor any prvious reference to it. Have you seen it advertised on a Russian language web site?
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» lollies100 - Re: Re: artillery definitions
In response to Re: artillery definitions posted by John_Barr:Yes, I found it on an internet site called colibri.ru and I ordered it through a belgian import bookstore with special interest in Eastern Europe books. It is a re-issue from 2002 published by 'Polygon' ISBN 5-89173-159-2
It is announced as the standard work in Russian (before Tarle's book came out , as this one was first published in 1908). I found it also mentioned in the bibliography of Albert Seaton's 'The Crimean War - A Russian Chronicle' where it is mentioned as Zaionchovsky 'Vostochnaia Voina'. Its a heavyweight book 1496 pages
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» John_Barr - Russian War Histories
In response to Re: Re: artillery definitions posted by lollies100:Thanks for that Herman - It sounds a pretty challenging read - though after your success with the Italian language Sardinian sources, I'm sure you'll make it through!!
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