American Artillery

American Artillery From 1775 to the Present Day Author:Michael Green Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6.5" x 9.5" Pages:272 Photos:200 black and white illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781526776662 Item No. 9781526776662 The first regiment of artillery in the American Continental Army was formed in 1775. During the American Civil War (1861-1865) artillery evolved from the employment of individual batteries to massed fire of grouped batteries.In 1907, the US Army Artillery Corps was reorganized into the Field Artillery and the Coast Artillery Corps. During the First World War (1914-1918), a lack of American-made weapons saw the adoption of foreign artillery pieces. The Second World War demanded the introduction of many new field artillery pieces by the US Army. General Patton later commented, “I don’t have to tell you who won the war, you know our artillery did.”American artillery firepower also took