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Weapons of the Civil War
Describes weapons used during the American Civil War, including those used by the cavalry, the infantry, and the navy, and examines the effectiveness of each weapon on the battlefield
173 pages, Hardcover
First published April 27, 1988
About the author
Ian V. Hogg
180 books20 followersIan V. Hogg enlisted in the Royal Artillery of the British Army in April 1945. During World War II he served in Europe and in eastern Asia. After the war he remained in the military. In the early 1950s, he served in the Korean War. Altogether he served in the military for 27 years. Upon retiring in 1972, he held the appointment of Master Gunner at the Royal Military College of Science, where he taught on the subjects of firearms, artillery, and their ammunition and use. Hogg also had an interest in the subject of fortification and was one of the founding members of the Fortress Study Group in 1975.
His first books were published in the late 1960s while he was still an instructor. After retiring from the military, he pursued the career of military author and historian. He was editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons from 1972 to 1994. He worked with a skilled artist, John Batchelor, to ensure that his books were well illustrated with cutaway diagrams. He contributed articles to a variety of journals, and his books have been translated into a dozen languages .
Hogg has been described by publishing people who worked with him as "an unassuming man, with a gift to pass on [his] knowledge at any level, and often with a dry humour". He was also respected for his professionalism as an author. He was described as "a consummate professional who (unlike most of his peers) usually submitted manuscripts on time, within agreed parameters, and accompanied by all the illustrations."
Hogg was a frequent guest on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun, as well as other military-related television programs.
-Wikipedia
His first books were published in the late 1960s while he was still an instructor. After retiring from the military, he pursued the career of military author and historian. He was editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons from 1972 to 1994. He worked with a skilled artist, John Batchelor, to ensure that his books were well illustrated with cutaway diagrams. He contributed articles to a variety of journals, and his books have been translated into a dozen languages .
Hogg has been described by publishing people who worked with him as "an unassuming man, with a gift to pass on [his] knowledge at any level, and often with a dry humour". He was also respected for his professionalism as an author. He was described as "a consummate professional who (unlike most of his peers) usually submitted manuscripts on time, within agreed parameters, and accompanied by all the illustrations."
Hogg was a frequent guest on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun, as well as other military-related television programs.
-Wikipedia
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September 5, 2024
Mixed feelings about this. Several years ago, I saw a documentary on how a lot of the weaponry of the Civil War led to what we have today. I was expecting something more like that with this book. Instead, a lot of it felt like reading an encyclopedia. Hogg included detailed numbers about how many of each type of weapon the government purchased and how much it cost. Then he went into excruciating detail about how to fire each weapon. I ended up skimming a lot of the book. Then I would find some gems that I found fascinating. Not necessarily things I can use in my classroom, but things that gave me a greater understanding in case something comes up. (Every now and then, students have interesting questions.) Those gems saved this from a lower rating. Not one I would recommend for a casual reader.
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