Gunners Instruction

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Gunners Instruction

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.1413

Description

Gunners' Instructions is a very techinical book in the operation of mortars. Prepared for training soldiers in World War I. This book does not have a binding. On page 1 it states "Mortar Companies Second Class" which would lead one to assume that this is a textbook for guns. It contains 46 pages of information and 56 pages of Appendixes A through H. There is a companion book with different information - Gunners' Instruction (Mortar Companies) which is 1917-1918. (L999.999.01414) Frank Young, 8th Company, Fort Monroe on front. 114/Softbound/Illustrations/Photographs/Tables.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Weapons

Search Terms

Mortars, World War I, Military Guns, Military Service Manual, Fort Monroe, Young, Frank, 20th Century, Military, Army Manual, U.S. Army

Book Details

Author

Journal U.S. Artillery

Place Published

Neighborhood

Fort Monroe

State/Province

Virginia

Date Published

1916

Call No.

GenHist JO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor