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" Seacoast fortifications of the United States : "
Emanuel Raymond Lewis.
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BL
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746024
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b565973
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Emanuel Raymond Lewis.
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Seacoast fortifications of the United States : : an introductory history\ Emanuel Raymond Lewis.
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Missoula, Mont. : Pictorial Histories, ©1979
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xiv, 145 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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0929521110
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: 9780929521114
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Background : historical and technical rationale : The defense tradition ; Tactics and techniques ; Colonial beginnings --; Early systems : earthworks, stone forts, and muzzle loaders : First and second systems --; Third system --; Post-Civil War interlude --; The modern ear : concrete, steel, and breech-loading rifles : Endicott and Taft periods ; World War I and the post-war years ; The era of World War II --; Seacoast fortifications : the remnants and their prospects : The structures ; The weapons.
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Coast defenses -- United States.
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Coast defenses.
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United States.
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UG410.E436 1979
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Emanuel Raymond Lewis
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