Asron,
Another member named Cannonmn turned me on to this book. This book is narrow in its scope on the subject of artillery, (it only deals with swivel guns) and on top of that, there is only one chapter in the book that deals with swivel cannon, but it has the most complete history of this type of naval artillery of any American publication. I don't know about favorite, I guess it's my favorite now because it's the (great artillery) book that I'm currently rereading. The rest of the book deals with naval firearms and combustibles, hence the subtitle: BOARDERS AWAY II, With Fire - Small Firearms & Combustibles, as written and illustrated by WILLIAM GILKERSON, and as published by ANDREW MOWBRAY, INC. - Old Louisquisset Pike - Lincoln - Rhode Island - USA, 1993. If you get it from a library make sure that you get Volume II, the whole first volume deals solely with edged weapons from the classical age of fighting sail.