William Speir's Blog

Author of the Order of the Saltier Trilogy

Final Editions of the Acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series Released – The Complete Series is Now Available!

| July 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The final Ebook versions of the drill manual from the acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series: Muzzle Loading Artillery Drills Part 5: Heavy Artillery Drills, Volume 2: Muzzle-Loading Artillery Primer, Volume 3: Muzzle-Loading Artillery Instructors Manual, and Volume 4: Muzzle-Loading Artillery Testing and Certification Manual, are now available for purchase! These Ebooks contain [...]

Newest Edition of the Acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series Released

| April 5, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Ebook version of the next drill manual from the acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series: Muzzle Loading Artillery Drills Part 4: Naval Artillery Drills is now available for purchase! This Ebook contains the Artillery Drills for smoothbore gun deck cannons which was developed for the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of the [...]

The Next Edition of the Acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series Released

| February 16, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Ebook version of the next drill manual from the acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series: Muzzle Loading Artillery Drills Part 3: Mortar Artillery Drills is now available for purchase! This Ebook contains the Artillery Drills for smoothbore Cohorn and Siege Mortars which was developed for the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of [...]

Newest Volume of the Muzzle-Loading Artillery Series Released

| January 3, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Ebook version of the next drill manual from the acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series: Muzzle Loading Artillery Drills Part 2: Mountain Howitzer Artillery Drills is now available for purchase! This Ebook contains the Artillery Drills for smoothbore Mountain Howitzers which was developed for the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of the [...]

Next Volume of the Muzzle-Loading Artillery Series Released

| December 12, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Ebook version of the next drill manual from the acclaimed Muzzle Loading Artillery Series: Muzzle Loading Artillery Drills Part 1: Field Artillery Drills is now available for purchase! This Ebook contains the Field Artillery Drills for rifled and smoothbore cannons which was developed for the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of [...]

Cannon Safety – Why I Have A Problem With One Episode Of “American Guns” On The Discovery Channel

| December 8, 2011

The author comments on an episode of his favorite show: American Guns on the Discovery Channel. The gunsmiths create a muzzle-loading black powder cannon that has some safety issues.

Artillery Publications (AP) Announces The Release Of A New Series Of Muzzle-Loading Artillery Manuals By William Speir

| October 18, 2011

FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE Artillery Publications (AP) announces the release of a new series of Muzzle-Loading Artillery Manuals by William Speir based on the Muzzle-Loading Artillery Manuals used by the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of the United States Field Artillery Association. The original four-volume Muzzle-Loading Artillery Manual Series has been updated and is being released [...]