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American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide Third Edition, edited by Mark Berhow (2015), CDSG Press reference manual for the interpretation of the historical remains and documents of US harbor defenses. -
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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. -
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. -
Fort Baker Through the Years: The Post, the Park, the Lodge by Kristin L. Baron and John A. Martini -
Artillery at the Golden Gate: The Harbor defenses of San Francisco in World War II. By Brian B. Chin Artillery at the Golden Gate tells the story of the “concrete soldiers,” the US Army coast artillery men who manned the huge seacoast rifles and underwater minefields, guarding the San Francisco harbor during World War II. -
CDSG logo shirts, Domestic Shipping. We offer shirts in four colors (red, black, blue, khaki) and four sizes (L, XL, XXL, XXXL) with CDSG logos on the front and back. -
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Back in stock! Artillerists and Engineers: The Beginnings of American Seacoast Fortifications, 1794-1815, by Colonel Arthur P. Wade, U.S. Army. Paperback, 226 pages. CDSG Original Publication. This work covers a much-neglected subject in American seacoast defense references, the First and Second Systems. Col. Wade’s work is the only detailed reference-work in publication on the subject. -
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. -
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. -
CDSG T-Shirts – international orders. We offer shirts in four colors (red, black, blue, khaki) and four sizes (L, XL, XXL, XXXL) with CDSG logos on the front and back. -
American Coast Artillery Matérial, Office of the Chief of Ordnance, ODD #2042 (1922), CDSG Press hardcover reprint This reference work on coast artillery ordnance material was originally published by the Office of the Chief of Ordnance in June 1922 as Ordnance Department Document No. 2042. -
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 -
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 -
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 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. -
Document set includes scanned copies of a variety of archival material for $50.00 This collection is available either as a download from the CDSG storage site (link sent after purchase) or USB drive sent by mail. The CDSG Document Collection contains the Annual Reports of the Chief of Coast Artillery (1901-1937); the Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers (1866-1922); Army Directories (1893-1940); various official board reports (1886-1946); Board of Engineers Proceedings (1887-1905); several textbooks; a number of coast artillery reports; coast artillery war-game manuals; coast artillery Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOEs), The Histories of the Eastern, Southern, and Western Defense Commands (1945); army coast artillery field and training manuals (FMs & TMs); the gun and carriage record cards; coast artillery related Ordnance Department Documents (ODDs); coast artillery army Training Manuals; coast artillery army Training Regulations (1905-1930); coast artillery army unit history record cards and documents; the Office of the Chief of Engineers Engineer Board Mimeograph series (1895 -1923); PDF books, unit histories from Army files, Army directories, and various other documents.- ARMY MANUALS INCLUDES
- Army Extension Course, Special Text No. 39, The Harbor Defense Command, 1939 Edition
- Army Extension Course, Special Text No. 27, Coast Artillery Ammunition, 1935 Edition
- War Department, Coast Artillery Drill Regulations, US Army, 1914, 228 pages
- War Department, Coast Artillery Material Drill & Target Practice, fourth revision, 1917
- War Department, Manual for Submarine Mining, Edition of 1912, 150 pages
- Seacoast & Harbor Defense Carriage Descriptions (1920s?)
- Mobile Carriage Descriptions (1920s?)
- Damage Tables Seacoast Artillery against Naval Targets, 1942
- Training Regulations Coast Artillery Corps (1920s)
- Field Manuals 1940s Coast Artillery
- Ordnance Department Documents (Instructions for mounting, using and caring for)
- Training Manuals (1940s)
- ARMY MANUALS INCLUDES
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CDSG Publications Collection
- The electronic versions of the entire set of the back issues of the CDSG News/Journal/Newsletter
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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 -
Registration for the 2025 CDSG Conference to be held in the Boston area April 23 to 27.
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Complete CDSG Document Collection in PDF form for the modern era (1890-1945) Harbor Defense Fortifications built by the United States. A collection of historical documentation for each fort and military reservation arranged by defended harbor area.
