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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David M. HansenPublisher: Washington State University Press Imprint: Washington State University Press Dimensions: Width: 26.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780874223200ISBN 10: 0874223202 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 27 June 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsList of Plates Preface Introduction 1 The Wilderness of Waters 2 Construction: Simple Astonishment 3 Designs of General Efficiency 4 Working Along True Scientific Lines 5 An Increased and Adequate Defense 6 Endowments of Knowledge, Skill, and Determination 7 To Cope with New Conditions Epilogue Appendix: Armament Summary Selected Bibliography Notes IndexReviews"""A scholarly study of the Puget Sound forts has been a long time coming, and is sorely needed. I welcome this work."" --William Woodward, Ph.D., Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University ""Historians of the Pacific Northwest need this research as they interpret the crucial role in regional development of the federal government generally and the military specifically."" --William Woodward, Ph.D., Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University ""The first scholarly attempt to describe the evolution of Puget Sound seacoast defenses and put them in context of national defense policy."" --Coast Defense Journal" A scholarly study of the Puget Sound forts has been a long time coming, and is sorely needed. I welcome this work. --William Woodward, Ph.D., Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University Historians of the Pacific Northwest need this research as they interpret the crucial role in regional development of the federal government generally and the military specifically. --William Woodward, Ph.D., Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University The first scholarly attempt to describe the evolution of Puget Sound seacoast defenses and put them in context of national defense policy. --Coast Defense Journal Author InformationDavid M. Hansen is a historian specializing in military architecture and a former Washington State Historic Preservation Officer. An authority on the preservation of historic military properties, he has worked as a consultant for private architectural firms as well as the National Park Service, and has written extensively on the topic. He holds degrees from the University of Washington and The Evergreen State College, and is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Oregon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |