Armed Bluejackets Ashore. US Navy Landing Guns 1850-1942, Hardback/Nelson Lawry

For over seven decades, the USN built or purchased a number of landing guns of varying calibers. They were shipboard field guns intended to provide heavier firepower for armed parties of bluejackets or marines landed on foreign shores to quell rebellion. Such guns saw action in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Gun features and histories are covered Publisher: Fonthill Media LLc Author(s): Nelson Lawry Illustration(s): 167 black and white illustrations Number of pages: 320 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 255 x 180 x 24 Cover type: Hardback