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Pacific Fortress, A History of the Seacoast Defenses of Hawaii is a revealing historical account of the U.S. Army’s coastal defenses of Oahu. This work provides a thorough account of both the seacoast and anti-aircraft branches of the Coast Artillery Corps in this important American Pacific base. It presents a detailed chronicle of the building and operation of the defenses from shortly after the territory’s occupation in 1907 through the tense pre-war period and the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the impressive wartime enhancements. At its culmination in 1945 Oahu boasted the strongest coast defenses of any American harbor. Heavily illustrated with over 450 maps, plans, and period photographs, this work is the most comprehensive coverage of these defenses ever offered in print. A full bibliography, extensive notes, and detailed appendices listing all fortification sites reveals the comprehensive archival research the work is based on.
It is a worthy companion to the earlier publication, Pacific Rampart, A History of Corregidor and the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays by the same author and publishing team. The book is a handsome hardbound copy of over 460 pages length.
These two books are available from Amazon. Premium editions with better photo reproduction are available from the Lulu shop: https://www.lulu.com/shop search for author Glen Williford
The Delaware Bay at War! The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War Two by Terrance McGovern.
The second edition of John Weaver’s A Legacy in Brick and Stone has been published by Redoubt Press. The definitive work on the American Third System of seacoast defenses has been extensively revised and greatly expanded. Download the flyer with all the ordering information here
Reprint of Brian Chin’s classic Seacoast Cannon Coloring Book is now available! Download the flyer with all the ordering information here
A limited number of copies of FORT 2011, the UK-based Fortress Study Group’s Annual Journal, are available from Redoubt Press, along with copies of other FORT annuals (2003-2009).
Osprey Publishing presents the Fortress series featuring four books by CDSG members (click here for PDF Flyer)
- American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945 (Fortress 4) By Terrance McGovern and Mark Berhow,
- Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-1950 (Fortress 8) by Terrance McGovern and Glen Williford
- American Coastal Defenses 1885-1950 by Terrance McGovern and Bolling W. Smith.
- Bermuda Defenses 1612-1995 by Terrance McGovern and Edward Harris.
The American Defences of the Panama Canal By Terrance McGovern, from the Redoubt Press.
The Concrete Battleship; Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Manila Bay, by Francis J. Allen, (Pictorial Histories Publishing Co), from the Redoubt Press
The Chesapeake Bay at War! – The Coastal Defenses of Chesapeake Bay During World War Two By Terrance McGovern, from Three Sisters Press
