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Wien, 1935 / 1936. Beautifully and ornately illustrated volumes with detailed analysis of the Prussian Army Artillery methods with front board illustration of of mounted artillery wagons and officers and bugleer charging. Maps [120 x 90 cm Campaign against Rumania, Winter Campaign 1915, chart on development of artillery], 50 x 67 cm [Mutual Army positions at beginning of war campaign against Italy, Russian Campaign]. Includes tactics and battles from 1649 profusely illustrated with b/w photographs from early times and line drawings with some colour illustrations of uniformed soldiers. Illustrations of cannons from early times [24 cm Belagerungsmorser Muster 1898 in Deuerstellung], battle layouts [Echlacht 1632]. Photographs include Kaiser Franz Josef, General Wilhelm Behner, Oberleutenant Wolfgang Buschbect in 1916 also many from first World War. All lavishly illustrated and detailed. . First Edition; Two Volumes; Text in German; large 8vo [26 x 34 cm]; title in large gilt lettering on spine over red quarter leather binding; title in large ornate gilt lettering on front board with colour illustration surrounded by decorative gilt wreath; Vol. 1; pp. [xvi] 370; gilt to top of pages; "Budapest 1971" written in pen on front free endpaper; light bumps to corners and edges; otherwise a fine copy. Vol. 2. pp.[iv], 580; 2 large loose maps 120 x 90 cm / 50 x 67 cm [see comments]; free endpaper has taped on book review also 'Wien, 1965]" in pen; light bumps to corners and edges; slightly duller than volume 1; otherwise a fine copy.