Battle Ready: The National Coast Defense System and the Fortification of Puget Sound, 1894-1925

Author:   David M. Hansen
Publisher:   Washington State University Press
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9780874223200


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   27 June 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Battle Ready: The National Coast Defense System and the Fortification of Puget Sound, 1894-1925


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Author:   David M. Hansen
Publisher:   Washington State University Press
Imprint:   Washington State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 26.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780874223200


ISBN 10:   0874223202
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   27 June 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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List 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 Index

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"""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


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David 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.

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