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A. Russell Bond. Inventions of the Great War
Inventions of the Great War
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INVENTIONS OF THE GREAT WAR
CHAPTER I. The War in and Under the Ground
UNDERGROUND VILLAGES
HIDING RAILROADS IN DITCHES
PERISCOPES AND "SNIPERSCOPES"
STEEL BRIER PATCHES
MINES AND COUNTER-MINES
CHAPTER II. Hand-Grenades and Trench Mortars
HAND-ARTILLERY
LONG-DISTANCE GRENADE-THROWING
STRIKING A LIGHT
MINIATURE ARTILLERY
GIANT PEA-SHOOTERS
THE STOKES MORTAR
CHAPTER III. Guns that Fire Themselves
A DOCTOR'S TEN-BARRELED GUN
A GUN AS A GAS-ENGINE
GETTING RID OF HEAT
EFFECT OF OVERHEATING
USING THE BULLET TO FAN THE GUN
THE BROWNING MACHINE-GUN
THE MACHINE-GUN IN SERVICE
MACHINE-GUN FORTS
CHAPTER IV. Guns and Super-Guns
SHOOTING AROUND THE EDGE OF THE EARTH
BEYOND THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
WAYS OF INCREASING THE RANGE
A GUN WITH A RANGE OF A HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILES
THE THREE-SECOND LIFE OF A GUN
ELASTIC GUNS
HOW BIG GUNS ARE MADE
GUNS THAT PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK
THE FAMOUS FORTY-TWO-CENTIMETER GUN
FIELD-GUNS
GUNS THAT FIRE GUNS
CHAPTER V. The Battle of the Chemists
POURING GAS LIKE WATER
WAITING FOR THE WIND
WHEN THE WIND PLAYED A TRICK ON THE GERMANS
FREEING THE BRITISH TRENCHES OF RATS
GAS THAT MADE ONE WEEP
THE SNEEZING-SHELL
GAS-MASKS
GLASS THAT WILL NOT SHATTER
BATTLING WITH LIQUID FIRE
THE "FIRE BROOM"
CHAPTER VI. Tanks
CHAPTER VII. The War in the Air
EYES IN THE SKY
AIR SCOUTS AND THEIR DANGERS
THE SELF-HEALING GASOLENE-TANK
GIANTS OF THE SKY
HOW FAST IS A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR?
SHOOTING THROUGH THE PROPELLER
FIGHTING AMONG THE CLOUDS
THE FLYING TANK
AMERICA'S HELP
A BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO THE NATION
FLYING BOATS
THE AUTOMATIC SEAPLANE
AIRPLANES AFTER THE WAR
CHAPTER VIII. Ships that Sail the Skies
THE WEIGHT OF HYDROGEN
ZEPPELIN'S FAILURES AND SUCCESSES
RIGID, SEMI-RIGID, AND FLEXIBLE BALLOONS
KEEPING ENGINES CLEAR OF THE INFLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
THE ZEPPELIN'S TINY ANTAGONISTS
SUSPENDING AN OBSERVER BELOW THE ZEPPELIN
A BALLOON GAS THAT WILL NOT BURN
AMERICAN CHEMISTS TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER IX. Getting the Range
SPREADING THE EYES FAR APART
GETTING THE OBSERVER OFF THE GROUND
MAKING MAPS WITH A CAMERA
CORRECTING THE AIM
MINIATURE BATTLE-FIELDS
SPOTTING BY SOUND
CHAPTER X. Talking in the Sky
THE AUDION
TALKING FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO
SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF RADIOTELEGRAPHY
TALKING WITHOUT WIRES
RADIOTELEPHONES FOR AIRPLANES
TELEGRAPHING TWELVE HUNDRED WORDS PER MINUTE
DETECTING RADIO SPIES
THE WIRELESS COMPASS
PILOTING SHIPS INTO PORT
CHAPTER XI. Warriors of the Paint-Brush
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
MATCHING THE SKY
GETTING THE RANGE FOR THE TORPEDO
MAKING STRAIGHT LINES LOOK CROOKED
A JOKE ON THE PHOTOGRAPHER
SEEING BEYOND THE HORIZON
THE BRITISH MYSTERY SHIPS
CAMOUFLAGE ON LAND
A PAPER HORSE
FOOLING THE WATCHERS IN THE SKY
HIDING BIG GUNS
ROADS THAT LED NOWHERE
SHADOWLESS BUILDINGS
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE
A CALL FOR THE PHYSICIST
MAKING SHIPS VISIBLE
CHAPTER XII. Submarines
CONSTRUCTION OF THE U-BOATS
PUTTING HOLES IN A TANK TO KEEP IT FULL
ENGINES THAT BURN HEAVY OIL
FAT MEN NOT WANTED
THE BLINDNESS OF THE SUBMARINE
THE TORPEDO
GUNS ON SUBMARINES
A STEAM-DRIVEN SUBMARINE
A SUBMARINE THAT MOUNTS A TWELVE-INCH GUN
CHAPTER XIII. Getting the Best of the U-Boat
SUBMARINE-CHASERS
A HINT FROM NATURE
A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK
DEATH-DEALING "ASH CANS"
EYES IN THE SEA
TRAILING U-BOATS BY SOUND
CHAPTER XIV "Devil's Eggs"
THE MINE THAT DOES ITS OWN SOUNDING
PICKING INFERNAL MACHINES OUT OF THE SEA
FLOATING MINES
EGG-LAYING SUBMARINES
PARAVANES
PENNING IN THE U-BOATS
A WALL OF MINES
MINE RAILROADS ON SHIPS
CHAPTER XV. Surface Boats
MOTOR TORPEDO-BOATS
THE SEA TANK
THE AWKWARD "EAGLES"
SEAPLANE TOWING-BARGES
THE "HUSH SHIPS"
MOTHER-BOATS FOR AIRPLANES
TORPEDO-PROOF MONSTERS
AN ELECTRICALLY STEERED MOTOR-BOAT
CHAPTER XVI. Reclaiming the Victims of the Submarine
IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA
A SUBMARINE GRAVEYARD
DIFFERENT WAYS OF SALVING A WRECK
RAISING A SHIP ON AIR
SALVING THE U. S. SUBMARINE F-4
A HUMAN SODA-WATER BOTTLE
A SUBMARINE REST-CHAMBER
CUTTING METAL UNDER WATER WITH A TORCH
EXPLORING THE SEA BOTTOM IN A DIVER'S SLED
ARMORED DIVING-SUITS
THE SALVOR'S SUBMARINE
FIGHTING THE WAVES WITH AIR
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