Excerpt from Journal of the United States Artillery, 1912, Vol. 37: Published Under Supervision of the School Board of the Coast Artillery School<br><br>German Airships - Field Glasses (in the French Army) - Condi tion of German Coast Fortifications in 1915 - Krupp Dis appearing Gun Carriage - The Progress of War Material in 191 l - smallarms - Fortifications - Aireraft - Searchlights Saving of Distance by the Panama Canal - Italian Aviator Shot in War - H. M. S. Lion - The Latest British Battle ship - High Speed Steel Welded Armor Plate - Three New British Submarines - The Present Status of Wireless Tele graphy - Advance Base Work.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.