Military Engineering. by D.H.Mahan (1865)
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Mahan, D.H. Military Engineering (Part I. Field Fortification, Military
Mining, and Siege Operations)(1865); 284 pages, 100+ illus. Price 30.00 {Item
No.1550}
Field Fortification
- Introductory, Chapter I. The Manner of Representing, by Drawing, Field
Fortifications and the Ground Occupied by them; 6 pages, 3 illus. Price
$.50 {Item No.20850}[Including: Drawing requisite, Section Profile, Plan,
Elevation, Horizontal Sites, Irregular Sites, References, Horizontal Curves,
Plane of Reference, Negative References, References on Sections, References of
Points and Right Lines, Manner of Drawing a Profile, Manner of Writing Numbers
Expressing Dimensions, Scale of Drawing, Manner of Drawing Plan and Section on
Irregular Sites]
- Introductory, Chapter II. On the Effects of Musketry and Artillery, and
the Means of Directing their Fire to Obtain the Best Results; 20 pages, 1
illus., many tables Price $2.00 {Item No.20851} [Including: Remarks on Target
Practice of Smooth-Bore Small Arms, Probable Effects of Small Arms, Ranges and
Probable Effects of Smooth-Bore Field Artillery, Selection of Positions for
Field Batteries, Management of the Fire of Batteries, Position of Batteries in
Attacking or Defending Intrenchments, Effects, ect., of Batteries for Harbor
Defense, Table giving the Penetration of the Projectiles of Smooth-Bore Cannon,
etc., into various Media, Penetrations of Musket Balls, Penetrations of Cannon
Balls and Shells, Penetrations of Projectiles of Rifled Cannon, Penetrations of
Projectiles of Rifled Small Arms]
- Chapter I. General Principles and Nomenclature; 6 pages, 4 illus.
Price $1.00 {Item No.20852}[Including: General Conditions of Defensive
Positions, Fortifications, Temporary and Permanent, Intrenchments, Lines,
Intrenched Position, Field Work, Essential Components of Fortifications,
Parapet, Epaulment, Traverse, Ditch, Banquette, Banquette Slope, Interior
Slope, Superior Slope, Exterior Slope, Berm, Scarp, Counterscarp, Glacis,
Trench, Approaches, Sector without Fire, Dead Angle, Front, Flank, and
Cross-Fire Flanked Disposition]
- Chapter II. Field Works on a Horizontal Site; 13 pages, 9 illus.
Price $2.00 {Item No.20853}[Including: Site, Command, Relief, Direct, Slant,
Enfilading, Reverse, and Cross Fire, Relations of Parts in Flanked
Dispositions, Classes of Field Works, First Class, Right Line, Serrated Line,
Second Class, Redan, Priest Cap, Lunette, Third Class, Redoubt, Star Forts,
Bastioned Forts, Terre-plein of Field Works, Characteristics of Field Works]
- Chapter III. Intrenchments, or Lines, on a Horizontal Site; 7 pages,
6 illus. Price $1.00 {Item No.20854}[Including: Classes of Line, Redan Line,
Tenaille Line, Bastioned Lines, Lines of Detached Works, Rogniats Line,
Multiple Lines]
- Chapter IV. General Profiles for a Horizontal Site; 9 pages, 2
illus. Price $1.00 {Item No.20855}[Including: General Profile, Command of
Parapet, Normal Command, Profile of Isolated Works, Thickness of Parapet,
Superior Slope, Exterior Slope, Interior Slope, Banquette Tread, Berm,
Dimensions of Ditch, Scrap and Counterscarp, Height of Salients]
- Chapter V. Manner of Profiling, Tracing, and Throwing up a Work; 5
pages, 2 illus. Price $.50 {Item No.20856} [Including: Profiling and Tracing,
Distributing of Working Parties, Construction of Parapet, Tasking]
- Chapter VI. Revetments; 9 pages, 10 illus. Price $1.00 {Item
No.20857}[Including: Revetments, Revetment of Sods, Pisa Revetment, Fascine
Revetment, Hurdle Revetment, Gabion Revetment, Plank Revetment, Sand Bags,
Scarp Revetment]
- Chapter VII. Interior Arrangements; 28 pages, 34 illus. Price $3.00
{Item No.20858}[Including: Classification, Musketry Armament, Artillery
Armament, Batteries, Barbettes, Embrasures, Platforms, Powder Magazine,
Splinter Proof, Bomb Proof Magazine, Bomb Proof Shelters, Traverses, Enclosures
for Gorges, Outlets, Barrier, Draw-Bridge, Safety Redoubt, Block House with
Parapet, American Block House, American Two Story Block House, Ditch Defenses,
Caponnieres, Counterscrap Gallery and Scrap Gallery]
- Chapter VIII. Accessory or Secondary Means of Defence; 10 pages, 7
illus. Price $1.00 {Item No.20859}[Including: Disposition of Obstacles,
Obstruction of Approaches, Classes of Obstacles, Trous-de-loup, Abattis,
Palisades, Fraise, Stoccade, Chevaux-de-frise, Small Pickets, Crows foot,
Inundations, Mines, Stone, Torpedoes]
- Chapter IX. Adaptation of Field Fortification to Irregular Sites; 19
pages, 15 illus. Price $2.00 {Item No.20860} [Including: General
Considerations, Strategical and Tactical Considerations, Frontier Defenses,
Tactical Considerations, Military Positions, Mountainous Heights, Forests,
Marches, Rivers, Bridge Heads, Villages, Military Posts, Hedges, Walls,
Barricades, Houses]
- Chapter X. Semi-Permanent Field Works; 4 pages, 3 illus. Price $.50
{Item No.20861}[Including: General Considerations, Character of Works, Exterior
Defenses, General and Detachment Plan]
- Chapter XI. Defilement of Lines and Field Works; 10 pages, 7 illus.
Price $1.00 {Item No.20862}[Including: General Considerations, Defilement,
Defilement of Lines, Defilement of Field Works, Practical Direct Defilement,
Practical Reverse Defilement, Ditch of Defiled Works]
- Chapter XII. Attack and Defense of Temporary Fortifications; 8 pages
Price $1.00 {Item No.20863} [Including: Attack, Attack by Surprise, Attack by
Open Force, Defence, Sorties]
Military Mines
- Chapter I. Nomenclature, Experiments, and Theory and of the Explosion of
Mines; 8 pages, 1 illus. Price $1.00 {Item No.20864}[Including: Military
Mining: Mine, Chamber, Crater, Common Mines, Galleries, Experiments, Theory]
- Chapter II. Practical Details and Operations; 30 pages, 25 illus.
Price $3.00 {Item No.20865}[Including: Wooden Galleries, Wooden Shafts, Shaft
Intervals, Construction of Shafts, Combinations of Wooden Galleries, Working
Plans, Landings, Gallery Intervals, Slope Block, Auxiliary Frame, Construction
of Galleries, Branch Galleries with Dutch Cases, Shafts a la Boule, Mine
Chambers, Charges, Hose Troughs, Proportioning Trains, Tamping, Methods of
Exploding, Rocket, Galvanic Battery, Blasts, Demolitions, Walls, Houses,
Bridges, Palisades, Fougasses, Shells Fougasses]
- Chapter III. Conditions to be Satisfied in Arranging a System of
Mines; 5 pages Price $.50 {Item No.20866}[Including: Galleries, System of
Countermines]
- Chapter IV. Examples of Remarkable Military Mining Operations; 11
pages, 6 illus. Price $1.00 {Item No.20867} [Including: Siege of Schweidnitz I
1763, Siege of Silistrai and Brailow, Siege of Sebastopol, Siege of
Petersburgh]
Siege Operations. Attack by Regular Approaches
- Chapter I. Trench Materials and Trenches; 14 pages, 17 illus. Price
$2.00 {Item No.20868}[Including: Regular Approaches, Trench Materials,
Trenches, Approaches, Parallels, Simple Trench, Flying Sap, Full Sap, Double
Sap, Half Double Sap, Practical Defilement of Trenches, Trench Cavalier]
- Chapter II. Covered Trenches and Passages of Ditches; 5 pages, 4
illus. Price $.50 {Item No.20869}[Including: Blindages, Blindages Frames,
Blinding Descent, Gallery Descent, Passages of Dry Ditch, Passage of Wet Ditch,
Splinter Proofs]
- Chapter III. Batteries; 18 pages, 11 illus. Price $2.00 {Item
No.20870}[Including: Enfilading and Counter Batteries, Powder Magazines, Mortar
Batteries, Observatories, Breach Batteries]
- Chapter IV. Siege Operations Attack; 25 pages, 1 illus. Price
$3.00 {Item No.20871}[Including: Periods of a Siege, First Period, Investment,
Posting Besieging Force, Intrenchments of Camps, Army of Observation,
Preparations for Opening the Trenches, Point of Attack, Plan of Attack,
Parallels, 1st Parallel, 2d Parallel, 3d Parallel, Demi-Parallels, Approaches,
Batteries, Strength of Batteries, Blinded Batteries, Sorties, Opening the
Trenches, Journal of Attack, Third Period]
- Chapter V. Defence; 10 pages Price $1.00 {Item No.20872}[Included:
Defence: Means of Defence, First Period: Measures during the Investment, Second
Period: Measures against the Opening of the Trenches, Sorties, Armament of
Point of Attack, Counter Approaches, Daily Guard, Sorties, Distribution of
Artillery. Third Period: Distribution of Artillery, Gun Shelters, Distribution
of Daily Guard, Small Sorties, Defensive against Gradual Approaches, Defensive
against Open Assault, Distribution of Artillery against Breaching Batteries,
Defence of Ditches, Defence of Breaches]
- Chapter VI. Plan and Journal of the Attack; 13 pages, 2 illus. Price
$2.00 {Item No.20873}[Including: Plan and Journal of the Attack]
- Chapter VII. Illustrations of Siege Works from some of the more recent
sieges; 9 pages Price $1.00 {Item No.20874}[Including: Siege of Sebastopol,
Siege of Vicksburg, Siege of Fort Wagner]
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