Abstract
THE peace-time problem of preparing for war, remote though we hope war may be, is a task which has to be attacked by the few scientific workers who are specially engaged by their governments. It is a problem which becomes more difficult as reduction in armaments becomes more drastic, and ultimately resolves itself into one of pure research. This follows three broad lines: improvement of existing material, improvement in manufacture, and improvement in method of use. The results of laboratory research are tried out on proving grounds and in arsenals; the latter are maintained as nuclei, ready for expansion, and provide munitions for the peace establishment of the nations' fighting forces.
Textbook of Ordnance and Gunnery.
By Lieut. Col. Earl McFarland. Pp. x + 625. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1929.) 32s. 6d. net.
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Textbook of Ordnance and Gunnery . Nature 124, 607–609 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124607a0
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