Superguns 1854 1991

Over the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong''s 19th-century “monster guns” to the latest research into hypersonic electro-magnetic railguns.


Taking a case study approach, Superguns explains the technology and role of the finest monster weapons of each era. It looks at the 1918 “Wilhelm Gun,...