I'm not familiar with the book, but it probably would be a good source of info about Big Cecil and Long Tom and maybe the Screw-Guns used in that conflict. We'd love to sell you a Krupp cracker gun, DD, but it sounds like you will at least get to fire one if Ernie stays interested!
Too bad you guys can't take about 25% of these recent blistering temps and apply them to your wintertime temps!
Tracy and Mike