{"product_id":"superguns-1854-1991","title":"Superguns 1854-1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last 150   years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of   superlative range and power, from William Armstrong’s 19th-century “monster   guns” to the latest research into hypersonic electro-magnetic railguns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a case   study approach, \u003ci\u003eSuperguns \u003c\/i\u003eexplains   the technology and role of the finest monster weapons of each era. It looks   at the 1918 “Wilhelm Gun,” designed to shell Paris from behind the German   trenches; the World War II “V-3” gun built to bombard London across the   Channel; the Cold War atomic cannons of the US and Soviet Union; and the   story of Dr Gerald Bull’s HARP program and the Iraqi “Supergun” he designed   for Saddam Hussein. Illustrated throughout, this is an authoritative history   of the greatest and most ambitious artillery pieces of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317505204606,"sku":"NW9781472826107","price":11.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472826107.jpg?v=1778251661","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/superguns-1854-1991","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}