The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery Book

Invaluable and meticulously researched contribution. David Horner has done justice to a proud Regiment that has served Australia in peace and war for almost 150 years. Major General S.N. Gower, AM. Gunners are a proud breed. This first complete history of the Australian artillery explains why. It can be truly said that the history of the Australian Army is a history of the artillery. In peace the Australian Army has been shaped by the artillery; in war artillery has had a profound effect on Australian military operations. Gunners have been involved in more of Australia's wars than any other element of the Australian Army. The Gunners begins with the formation of volunteer artillery units in the 1850s. After Federation gunners continued as the backbone of the Army. Most of the permanent forces of the new Commonwealth of Australia were gunners, generally manning the forts around the Australian coast. For almost 100 years coast or garrison artillery figured significantly in the defence of Australia but it was the field gunners who were deployed overseas, serving in the Sudan and in the Boer War. In the First World War Australian gunners played a majoRead More