Is there a book on the British Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun?

Hello everyone.

I'm researching the British Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun of the Second World War, however I can't seem to find a dedicated book to it. This puzzles me as the weapon was by no means obscure - so I thought I'd better ask around. Can anyone please point me in the correct direction in this regard?

Many thanks!

 

Thanks for that information, LRusso216. Much appreciated. I wonder why nobody's written a book on it.

 

AFAIK there's no dedicated book......however, that's not so unusual. There are many books about the 88, but somehow Allied artillery is seen as less 'sexy'. I continually have to go back to my well-thumbed copy of Hogg's 'British & American Artillery Of WWII'.......

 

Thanks very much Martin.

 

Only one I have ever come across, and I do not know if it is still in publication"
"The 17-Pounder Anti-Tank Gun in Canadian Service" by Doug Knight, published in 2009 by Service Publications.
Review: http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/ref/sp/book_sp_17pdr.shtml

More information on the use of 17 pounders at Arnhem can be found in "The Gunners at Arnhem", Peter Wilkinson MC, Spurwing Publishing, East Haddon, Northton, 1999, ISBN 0-99535754-0-3.
If you can find a library copy, would be best...used prices for this book can be steep.

Article on the 17 pounders at Arnhem:
http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-17-pounder-anti-tank-guns-at.html

17 pounder in a Hamilcar:
http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2012/06/hamilcar-gliders-at-operation-market.html