America's Munitions 1917-1918

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Author

United States. War Department

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Produced by Richard Tonsing, Odessa Paige Turner, TIA and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Equipment and supplies

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eBook-No.

48428

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48428

Release Date

March 7, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.America's Munitions 1917-1918
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.BOOK I. ORDNANCE.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. THE ORDNANCE PROBLEM.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. GUN PRODUCTION. — THE MAKING OF A BIG GUN. — PRODUCTION OF CANNON FORGINGS. — CANNON MACHINING AND ASSEMBLING.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.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.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND ARTILLERY AMMUNITION. — RAW MATERIALS. — PROPELLANTS. — LOADING THE PROPELLANTS. — HIGH EXPLOSIVES. — AMMUNITION AND SHELL LOADING.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. SIGHTS AND FIRE-CONTROL APPARATUS.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. MOTORIZED ARTILLERY. — TRUCKS. — TRAILERS. — CATERPILLAR TRACTORS. — SELF-PROPELLED CATERPILLAR GUN MOUNTS.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. TANKS.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. MACHINE GUNS.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. SERVICE RIFLES.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. SMALL-ARMS AMMUNITION.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. TRENCH-WARFARE MATERIAL. — GRENADES. — RIFLE GRENADES. — TOXIC GAS EQUIPMENT. — TRENCH MORTARS. — TOXIC GAS SETS. — PYROTECHNICS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. MISCELLANEOUS ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT. — BAYONETS AND TRENCH KNIVES. — PERISCOPES, BELTS, ETC.
21. 21.BOOK II. THE AIR SERVICE.
22. 22.CHAPTER I. THE AIRCRAFT PROBLEM.
23. 23.CHAPTER II. AIRPLANE PRODUCTION. — THE PROBLEM OF MATERIAL. — THE SPRUCE PROBLEM. — COTTON FABRIC AND DOPE. — THE TRAINING PLANES. — THE SERVICE PLANES.
24. 24.CHAPTER III. THE LIBERTY ENGINE.
25. 25.CHAPTER IV. OTHER AIRPLANE ENGINES.
26. 26.CHAPTER V. AVIATION EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT. — AIRPLANE BOMBS. — AIRPLANE PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. — THE FIREWORKS OF FLYING. — KEEPING OUR FLIERS WARM. — PROTECTION IN HIGH ALTITUDE FLYING.
27. 27.CHAPTER VI. THE AIRPLANE RADIO TELEPHONE.
28. 28.CHAPTER VII. BALLOONS.
29. 29.BOOK III. THE ENGINEER CORPS.
30. 30.CHAPTER I. THE ENGINEERS IN FRANCE. — ENGINEERING SUPPLIES. — CONSTRUCTION AND FORESTRY. — LIGHT RAILWAYS AND ROADS. — MAP MAKING AND PRINTING. — MILITARY BRIDGES. — CAMOUFLAGE. — CONCLUSION.
31. 31.CHAPTER II. MILITARY RAILWAYS. — HOSPITAL TRAINS. — NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY EQUIPMENT—FABRICATED STEEL TRACK.
32. 32.CHAPTER III. ENGINEER ACTIVITIES AT HOME.
33. 33.CHAPTER IV. SOUND AND FLASH RANGING AND SEARCHLIGHTS. — SEARCHLIGHTS.
34. 34.BOOK IV. CHEMICAL WARFARE.
35. 35.CHAPTER I. TOXIC GASES.
36. 36.CHAPTER II. GAS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.
37. 37.BOOK V. QUARTERMASTER ACTIVITIES.
38. 38.CHAPTER I. SUBSISTENCE.
39. 39.CHAPTER II. CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE.
40. 40.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.
41. 41.CHAPTER IV. MOTOR AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES. — MOTORCYCLES, SIDE CARS, AND BICYCLES. — HORSE AND HAND DRAWN VEHICLES.
42. 42.CHAPTER V. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES.
43. 43.CHAPTER VI. SALVAGE. — SALVAGE IN THE UNITED STATES. — SALVAGE IN FRANCE.
44. 44.BOOK VI. THE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
45. 45.CHAPTER I. CANTONMENTS AND CAMPS.
46. 46.CHAPTER II. MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION. — ORDNANCE CONSTRUCTION. — AVIATION SCHOOLS AND TESTING FIELDS. — QUARTERMASTER BASES AND WAREHOUSES. — MOTOR TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION. — ARMY HOSPITALS. — INCIDENTS OF THE WORK.
47. 47.BOOK VII. THE SIGNAL CORPS.
48. 48.CHAPTER I. SIGNAL CORPS MATERIAL. — TELEPHONES AND TELEGRAPHS. — RADIO. — LINE EQUIPMENT. — ELECTRIC BATTERIES. — FIELD GLASSES. — MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES. — PIGEONS.
49. 49.CONCLUSION.
50. 50.Transcriber's Notes:

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