America's Munitions 1917-1918
by United States. War Department Benedict Crowell
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Chapters (709)
- America's Munitions 1917-1918
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- BOOK I. ORDNANCE.
- CHAPTER I. THE ORDNANCE PROBLEM.
- CHAPTER II. GUN PRODUCTION.
- THE MAKING OF A BIG GUN.
- PRODUCTION OF CANNON FORGINGS.
- CANNON MACHINING AND ASSEMBLING.
- Chapter III MOBILE FIELD ARTILLERY.
- THE 37-MILLIMETER INFANTRY FIELD GUNS
- THE 75-MILLIMETER GUNS.
- 4.7-INCH GUNS.
- THE 5-INCH AND 6-INCH GUN MOUNTS.
- 155-MILLIMETER HOWITZERS.
- THE 155-MILLIMETER G. P. F. GUNS.
- 8-INCH HOWITZERS
- THE 240-MILLIMETER HOWITZERS.
- FIGHTING THE AIRPLANE WITH ARTILLERY.
- CHAPTER IV. RAILWAY ARTILLERY.
- THE 7-INCH RIFLES.
- THE 8-INCH GUNS.
- 10-INCH AND 12-INCH GUNS.
- THE 12-INCH MORTARS.
- 14-INCH GUNS.
- THE 16-INCH HOWITZER.
- NEVILLE ISLAND.
- CHAPTER V. EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND ARTILLERY AMMUNITION.
- RAW MATERIALS.
- PROPELLANTS.
- LOADING THE PROPELLANTS.
- HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
- AMMUNITION AND SHELL LOADING.
- CHAPTER VI. SIGHTS AND FIRE-CONTROL APPARATUS.
- CHAPTER VII. MOTORIZED ARTILLERY.
- TRUCKS.
- TRAILERS.
- CATERPILLAR TRACTORS.
- SELF-PROPELLED CATERPILLAR GUN MOUNTS.
- CHAPTER VIII. TANKS.
- CHAPTER IX. MACHINE GUNS.
- CHAPTER X. SERVICE RIFLES.
- CHAPTER XI. PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS.
- CHAPTER XII. SMALL-ARMS AMMUNITION.
- CHAPTER XIII. TRENCH-WARFARE MATERIAL.
- GRENADES.
- RIFLE GRENADES.
- TOXIC GAS EQUIPMENT.
- TRENCH MORTARS.
- TOXIC GAS SETS.
- PYROTECHNICS.
- CHAPTER XIV. MISCELLANEOUS ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT.
- BAYONETS AND TRENCH KNIVES.
- PERISCOPES, BELTS, ETC.
- BOOK II. THE AIR SERVICE.
- CHAPTER I. THE AIRCRAFT PROBLEM.
- CHAPTER II. AIRPLANE PRODUCTION.
- THE PROBLEM OF MATERIAL.
- THE SPRUCE PROBLEM.
- COTTON FABRIC AND DOPE.
- THE TRAINING PLANES.
- THE SERVICE PLANES.
- CHAPTER III. THE LIBERTY ENGINE.
- CHAPTER IV. OTHER AIRPLANE ENGINES.
- CHAPTER V. AVIATION EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT.
- AIRPLANE BOMBS.
- AIRPLANE PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES.
- THE FIREWORKS OF FLYING.
- KEEPING OUR FLIERS WARM.
- PROTECTION IN HIGH ALTITUDE FLYING.
- CHAPTER VI. THE AIRPLANE RADIO TELEPHONE.
- CHAPTER VII. BALLOONS.
- BOOK III. THE ENGINEER CORPS.
- CHAPTER I. THE ENGINEERS IN FRANCE.
- ENGINEERING SUPPLIES.
- CONSTRUCTION AND FORESTRY.
- LIGHT RAILWAYS AND ROADS.
- MAP MAKING AND PRINTING.
- MILITARY BRIDGES.
- CAMOUFLAGE.
- CONCLUSION.
- CHAPTER II. MILITARY RAILWAYS.
- HOSPITAL TRAINS.
- NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY EQUIPMENT—FABRICATED STEEL TRACK.
- CHAPTER III. ENGINEER ACTIVITIES AT HOME.
- CHAPTER IV. SOUND AND FLASH RANGING AND SEARCHLIGHTS.
- SEARCHLIGHTS.
- BOOK IV. CHEMICAL WARFARE.
- CHAPTER I. TOXIC GASES.
- CHAPTER II. GAS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.
- BOOK V. QUARTERMASTER ACTIVITIES.
- CHAPTER I. SUBSISTENCE.
- CHAPTER II. CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE.
- CHAPTER III. MISCELLANEOUS QUARTERMASTER UNDERTAKINGS.
- FUEL, OIL, AND PAINTS.
- BRUSHES.
- ROLLING KITCHENS.
- TOOLS AND TOOL CHESTS.
- HARDWARE.
- QUARTERMASTER FACTORY ENTERPRISES.
- SHOE FITTING.
- MEAT CUTTING.
- PACKING.
- HORSES AND MULES.
- STORAGE.
- CHAPTER IV. MOTOR AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES.
- MOTORCYCLES, SIDE CARS, AND BICYCLES.
- HORSE AND HAND DRAWN VEHICLES.
- CHAPTER V. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES.
- CHAPTER VI. SALVAGE.
- SALVAGE IN THE UNITED STATES.
- SALVAGE IN FRANCE.
- BOOK VI. THE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
- CHAPTER I. CANTONMENTS AND CAMPS.
- CHAPTER II. MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION.
- ORDNANCE CONSTRUCTION.
- AVIATION SCHOOLS AND TESTING FIELDS.
- QUARTERMASTER BASES AND WAREHOUSES.
- MOTOR TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION.
- ARMY HOSPITALS.
- INCIDENTS OF THE WORK.
- BOOK VII. THE SIGNAL CORPS.
- CHAPTER I. SIGNAL CORPS MATERIAL.
- TELEPHONES AND TELEGRAPHS.
- RADIO.
- LINE EQUIPMENT.
- ELECTRIC BATTERIES.
- FIELD GLASSES.
- MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES.
- PIGEONS.
- CONCLUSION.
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