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Autocannon Book General Military Discussion
From: Farmplinker
2/5/21
And at least one backup copy at each location!
Which, unfortunately, isn't entirely a joke.
From: autogun
25/5/21
Yay, the first proofs have arrived! 
On a quick skim through it looks very good - now to get down to detail....
From: Barnowlgreen
27/7/21
The book has now appeared on the Crowood site-
Autocannon
Autocannon is a comprehensive history of the development of automatic cannon and their ammunition from the end of the nineteenth century up to the present day. A brief history of their development is followed by sections examining the basic principles of gun and ammunition design, including various unconventional syste
Read more from The Crowood PressSo it looks like they are confident it will be published on 23/8/21.
From: autogun
27/7/21
Barnowlgreen said:So it looks like they are confident it will be published on 23/8/21.
Thanks for the heads-up. I am still awaiting the second proof in order to index it.....
From: TonyDiG
28/7/21
Amazon US is showing a December 2021 release date:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1785009206/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vamf_taft_p1_i0
From: autogun
29/7/21
Interesting. I see that the UK amazon site is offering a Kindle edition: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autocannon-History-Automatic-Cannon-Ammunition-ebook/dp/B098J5GQN5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=autocannon&qid=1627549022&s=books&sr=1-1
From: TonyDiG
29/7/21
Amazon US is also offering a Kindle version. If you look at the link I posted, you can see that the Kindle version is $40.99 US while the hardcopy is $70 US. Kindle will be available August 23rd, so you'd better get busy indexing & proofing!
From: autogun
29/7/21
Right - what I meant was that UK Amazon is only offering a Kindle version. Presumably a hard copy will follow...
From: Barnowlgreen
5/8/21
Hi,
On the Crowood press site you can now order the book-
Autocannon
Autocannon is a comprehensive history of the development of automatic cannon and their ammunition from the end of the nineteenth century up to the present day. A brief history of their development is followed by sections examining the basic principles of gun and ammunition design, including various unconventional syste
Read more from The Crowood PressFrom: Barnowlgreen
16/8/21
Hi,
Just got an email from Crowood Press saying the publication date has changed to 21st November.