American Seacoast Forts

<p><strong>American Seacoast Forts - A Directory with Period Military Maps 1890-1950 </strong>is a comprehensive visual and discriptive</p><p>directory to the forts and batteries of America's concrete and steel-era seacoast defenses (1890-1950). This four</p><p>volume set provides a detailed listing of all of the U. S. coastal fortifications covering the North Atlantic Coast (Volume 1)</p><p>the Mid-Atlantic South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts (Volume 2) the Pacific Coast (Volume 3) and Alaska and the Overseas</p><p>Bases: Hawaii the Philippines the Panama Canal Zone the Caribbean Bermuda and Newfoundland (Volume 4). Each</p><p>volume includes a discussion of the design and function of American seacoast forts including their historical development</p><p>objectives armament organization arrangement garrison life as well as a detailed description of what can be found on</p><p>the period military maps included.Twenty-one defenses of the major continental U. S. harbors and several oversea bases</p><p>are described in the directory through a brief history of the fort or military reservation and a history of each gun or mortar</p><p>battery. These listings are supported by period military maps and both historical and current aerial photographs. Heavily</p><p>illustrated with over 1200 maps plans and period photographs this work is the most comprehensive coverage of American</p><p>seacoast defenses in print. It is a worthy companion to the CDSG Press's earlier publication <em>American Seacoast Defenses - A</em></p><p><em>Reference Guide.</em> Readers will find this work essential for the study of America's coastal fortifications and as guide to visiting</p><p>these historic military sites.</p>