<DIV>-- The ultimate guide to the artillery of the Western Allies<BR>-- Packed with technical detail<BR>-- Covers field, heavy, coastal, anti-aircraft, and anti-tank artillery<P>This comprehensive encyclopedia provides an illustrated and highly detailed account of the guns used by the Allied armies of the West in all theaters in World War II.<P>In contrast to the diversity of German weaponry, Allied artillery development was a story of gradual improvement and solid technical advance.<P>The book is divided into sections on field and medium artillery, heavy and super-heavy artillery, anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns, railway artillery, coastal guns, and recoilless artillery. For each weapon described there is a service history, together with the author's incisive comments on performance, and detailed technical data.