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Table of Contents
ОглавлениеCHAPTER I The War in and Under the Ground
CHAPTER II Hand-Grenades and Trench Mortars
LONG-DISTANCE GRENADE-THROWING
CHAPTER III Guns that Fire Themselves
USING THE BULLET TO FAN THE GUN
CHAPTER IV Guns and Super-Guns
SHOOTING AROUND THE EDGE OF THE EARTH
A GUN WITH A RANGE OF A HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILES
THE THREE-SECOND LIFE OF A GUN
THE FAMOUS FORTY-TWO-CENTIMETER GUN
CHAPTER V The Battle of the Chemists
WHEN THE WIND PLAYED A TRICK ON THE GERMANS
FREEING THE BRITISH TRENCHES OF RATS
CHAPTER VII The War in the Air
THE SELF-HEALING GASOLENE-TANK
HOW FAST IS A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR?
SHOOTING THROUGH THE PROPELLER
A BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO THE NATION
CHAPTER VIII Ships that Sail the Skies
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
GETTING THE OBSERVER OFF THE GROUND
TALKING FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO
SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF RADIOTELEGRAPHY
TELEGRAPHING TWELVE HUNDRED WORDS PER MINUTE
CHAPTER XI Warriors of the Paint-Brush
GETTING THE RANGE FOR THE TORPEDO
MAKING STRAIGHT LINES LOOK CROOKED
FOOLING THE WATCHERS IN THE SKY
PUTTING HOLES IN A TANK TO KEEP IT FULL
THE BLINDNESS OF THE SUBMARINE
A SUBMARINE THAT MOUNTS A TWELVE-INCH GUN
CHAPTER XIII Getting the Best of the U-Boat
THE MINE THAT DOES ITS OWN SOUNDING
PICKING INFERNAL MACHINES OUT OF THE SEA
AN ELECTRICALLY STEERED MOTOR-BOAT
CHAPTER XVI Reclaiming the Victims of the Submarine
DIFFERENT WAYS OF SALVING A WRECK
SALVING THE U. S. SUBMARINE F-4
CUTTING METAL UNDER WATER WITH A TORCH
