Hand-Book for Active Service: Containing Practical Instructions in Campaign Duties; For the Use of Volunteers (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Egbert L. Viele

9780666628558: Hand-Book for Active Service: Containing Practical Instructions in Campaign Duties; For the Use of Volunteers (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0666628556 ISBN 13: 9780666628558

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Practical, time-honored field instructions for volunteers and engineers .

This guide delivers hands-on techniques for building and using field fortifications, plus essential manual procedures for heavy artillery service.

The book focuses on real-world, era-appropriate methods for constructing defensive works and employing artillery in campaigns. It presents practical details on parapets, ditches, revetments, and the tools and materials used to create sturdy works under field conditions.

Learn how to plan and build parapets, slopes, and ditches for effective defense.
Discover revetment options like gabions, fascines, and sandbags, with step-by-step assembly guidance.
Explore the roles, formations, and movements of artillery crews, and how to operate heavy pieces in battery.
Understand standard drill commands and the sequence of actions at a field battery.

Ideal for readers with an interest in military history, field engineering, or hands-on training in historical artillery and fortification methods.

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