Attack of Fortified Places. Including Siege-works, Mining, and Demolitions
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- Prepared for the use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy
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1. ATTACK OF FORTIFIED PLACES. INCLUDING SIEGE-WORKS, MINING, AND DEMOLITIONS. PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THE CADETS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. BY JAMES MERCUR, Professor of Civil and Military Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. FIRST EDITION. FIRST THOUSAND. NEW YORK JOHN WILEY & SONS, 53 East Tenth Street. 1894.2. PREFACE.3. INTRODUCTION.4. CHAPTER I. THE ATTACK WITHOUT THE USE OF REGULAR APPROACHES.5. CHAPTER II. SIEGE OR ATTACK BY REGULAR APPROACHES.6. CHAPTER III. TRENCHES, APPROACHES, PARALLELS, SAPS, SPLINTER PROOFS, AND PASSAGE OF THE DITCH.7. CHAPTER IV. BATTERIES, OBSERVATORIES, AND MAGAZINES.8. CHAPTER V. SIEGE OPERATIONS.9. CHAPTER VI. THE DEFENCE.10. CHAPTER VII. PARKS AND DEPOTS, SHELTERS AND HUTS, KITCHENS, OVENS, SINKS, LATRINES, WATER-SUPPLY, ETC.11. CHAPTER I. NOMENCLATURE AND THEORY.12. CHAPTER II. PRACTICAL OPERATIONS AND DETAILS.13. CHAPTER III. ORGANIZATION AND TACTICS OF MINES.14. CHAPTER IV. BLASTING AND DEMOLITIONS.15. INDEX.16. BOOKS FOR ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS PUBLISHED BY JOHN WILEY & SONS.