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, Rogniat’s 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, Crow’s 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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