Excerpt from Elements of Modern Field Artillery: U. S. Service (2nd Edition Revised) This publication is purely a compilation; no originality is claimed. It is not possible to list all of the publications consulted in its preparation but the following are the principal ones: Drill Regulations for Field Artillery, U. S. Army, 1911 (ab. F. A. D. R.), Gunnery and explosives for Field Artillery Officers, Westervelt (ab. G. and E.); Field Service Regulations, U. S. Army (ab. F. S. R.); Cavalry Drill Regulations, U. S. Army; Infantry Drill Regulations, U. S. Army (ab. I. D. R.); Notes on Field Artillery, Spaulding; Letters on Artillery, Hohenlohe; The Tactical Employment of Quick Firing Field Artillery, Rouquerol; Modern Field Artillery in the Field, Bethel; Field Artillery With the Other Arms, May; A Critical Study of German Tactics, Pardieu; The various Handbooks of Field Artillery Materiel, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army; and numerous articles in the Journal of the U. S. Field Artillery and other military periodicals. I desire to express my thanks to Major Nathaniel F. McClure, 5th Cavalry, Major Harry A. Smith, 28th Infantry, and Captain Charles D. Roberts, 7th Infantry, for many valuable suggestions and criticisms. The cordial reception by the public of the first edition of this book has warranted another edition. This edition conforms to the new Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery, just issued by the War Department, and an effort has been made to incorporate the principal changes in the art and science of Field Artillery occasioned by the present European conflict. Our knowledge of what is occurring on the battlefields abroad is very imperfect, especially in the details, but it is believed that the latest principles governing the use of Field Artillery are herein noted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.