Winning a Cause
- Subtitle
- World War Stories
John G. (John Gilbert) Thompson and Inez Bigwood
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1. Front matter2. WORLD WAR STORIES3. WINNING A CAUSE4. WINNING A CAUSE (continued 2)5. WINNING A CAUSE (continued 3)6. WINNING A CAUSE (continued 4)7. WINNING A CAUSE (continued 5)8. WINNING A CAUSE (continued 6)9. [Illustration: A 10-inch caliber naval gun on a railroad mount at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where, after official testing, it was destined for the advance into Germany. Railroad artillery played a very important part in the late war because of its great mobility and range. This gun is terrifically effective at a range of fifteen miles. The oil cylinders visible under the gun where it is mounted are not sufficient to take up the recoil, hence the braces which protrude against the wooden platforms sunk into the ground. The bridge-like structure on the rear platform of the car is part of the carrier for the shell in loading, and the arched bar over the breech block a part of the newly invented quick loading device.]