This book contains transcripts from the hearings held in 1917 by the US House of Representatives Select Committee on Investigation of Ordnance and Ammunition. The committee was set up to investigate concerns about defective ammunition supplied to the US Army during World War I by the Ordnance Department of the War Department. The book provides a fascinating insight into the procurement and supply processes used by the US military during the war, and is a valuable resource for scholars interested in the history of the US military and its operations.

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