This heavily illustrated and detailed history of the Harbor Defenses of San Diego on the west coast of the United States tells the story of the extensive fortifications for this important naval harbor, which reached their apex during World War II
To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program by John C. Lonnquest and David F. Winkler The Department of Defense’s official history of the United States Cold War missile program―completely reformatted with all-new color illustrations and photographs not used in the original edition.
The Last Missile Site: An Operational and Physical History of Nike Site SF-88 Fort Barry, California by Stephen A. Haller and John A. Martini Go inside a Nike missile site! View the inner workings and relive the day-to-day operations. Told through the eyes of the men and women who stood ready at Site SF-88, THE LAST MISSILE SITE paints a vivid picture of the around-the-clock military mission that protected our nation from aerial attack during the tensest years of the Cold War.
The Endicott and Taft Board Reports, 2007 CDSG reprint of the 1886, 1906, and 1915 Fortification Board reports, CDSG Press reprint hardcover, with the Endicott Report plates included as a separate bound paperback.
Service of the Coast Artillery by F. Hinds and F.W. Ward (1910) CDSG Press hard cover reprint of a manual prepared for new officers joining the Coast Artillery Corps
This is a single volume reprint of Dale Manuel's five self published works on the seacoast fortifications along the American South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Descriptions of all periods of fortification are covered from the colonial period through the modern concrete era--the golden age of fortification construction.
Seacoast Artillery Weapons (Technical Manual 9-210, 13 Oct. 1944) by the War Department CDSG Press hard cover reprint of technical manual on the principal types of US Army coast artillery used in WWII. Paperback.
Rings of Supersonic Steel: An Introduction & Site Guide to the Air Defenses of the United States Army 1950-1979 by Mark Morgan and Mark A. Berhow The 3rd Edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel is a completely revised and expanded history of the air defenses of the United States Army from the post-WWII Era to the end of the NIKE era.
Permanent Fortifications and Sea-Coast Defenses, Congressional Report No. 62, U.S. House of Rep. (1862), CDSG hard cover reprint of the summary report on the Third System forts of the US
Notes on Seacoast Fortification Construction by Col. Eben E. Winslow (1920) CDSG Press hard cover reprint of text with 29 plates included as a separate paperback volume Winslow’s book is the most comprehensive reference work on the construction techniques and gun emplacement details of Endicott and Taft period seacoast fortifications. The 29 drawings that accompanied the original monograph have been slightly reduced and are bound together as a separate soft cover volume.
The Historic Fortification Preservation Handbook was prepared by the Pacific Northwest Preservation Partnership consisting of representatives from the National Park Service, the University of Oregon and Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. The principal authors were David Hansen, Kimberly Keagle and Deborah Rehn. The handbook was published by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission in 2003.
