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100 1 _aWilford, Ernest Christian
245 1 0 _aClass Book for the School of Musketry, Hythe :
_bPrepared for the Use of Officers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-10-06
508 _aProduced by Brian Coe, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive). The book cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
520 _a"Class Book for the School of Musketry, Hythe" by Ernest Christian Wilford is an instructional guide written in the mid-19th century. This publication is designed for military officers and aims to provide essential knowledge and techniques related to musketry and firearms training. The focus of the book is on effectively educating officers to become proficient instructors for their respective regiments in the art of shooting and understanding weapon systems. The opening of the text establishes the purpose of the School of Musketry, detailing its origin and its intent to instruct officers and non-commissioned officers in modern firearm techniques and theory. It outlines the structured curriculum that includes history, manufacture, and the principles of gunpowder, along with various aspects of artillery and portable firearms. This section highlights the practical approach of the institution, emphasizing the importance of theoretical knowledge complemented by hands-on experience to develop skillful military instructors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFirearms
653 _aMilitary education
653 _aGunpowder
653 _aShooting, Military
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60441
999 _c101267
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