Course of Lectures Upon the Defence of the Sea-Coast of the U.S

<p>Course of Lectures Upon the Defence of the Sea-Coast of the U.S. presents a detailed examination of American coastal defense strategies as delivered at the U.S. Naval War College in 1887. Authored by Henry L. Abbot these lectures offer insights into the tactical and technological considerations of protecting the United States' coastline during the late 19th century.</p> <p>The book likely delves into topics such as harbor fortifications naval artillery and the strategic deployment of naval forces. It provides a valuable historical record of the military thinking and engineering practices of the era. This book will be of interest to military historians naval strategists and anyone interested in the evolution of American defense policies.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>