Author: John R. Monnett
Publisher:
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Category : Fort MacArthur (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: United States. Army. Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles
Publisher:
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: United States. Military History, Office of the Chief of
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Publisher: Washington : Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant General, Special Services Division, Library and Service Club Branch
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Author: United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Administrative Services Division
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: Stephen R. Nelson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738530859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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Fort MacArthur, in San Pedro, became the Army's major regional induction center after Pearl Harbor, processing over three-quarters of a million soldiers into World War II. Named for Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, a Civil War hero, military visionary, and father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, "Fort Mac" began as a remote military reservation in 1888, was a full-fledged Coast Defense fort by 1923, a blur of GI activity as a portal to all theaters during World War II, a reserve base in 1946, a Nike missile installation in 1954, and again a military reserve base in 1976 following the Vietnam War. The base also played an important role in transforming San Pedro into the Port of Los Angeles, in implementing changes in military technology, in racial integration of the Army in the late 1930s, and in labor history as its soldiers became strikebreakers in the tense early days of the Second World War. The fort's museum, comprising 20 acres above the harbor, is a lasting reminder of the 20th century's vital West Coast national defense facilities.

Author: James Shneer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387976338
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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This history traces the evolution of the armaments and fortifications that came under the command of Fort MacArthur, with a focus on those that dotted the coastal hillsides of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and San Pedro, California. It also provides precise locations of the remnants of these fortifications to help readers explore for themselves. This 4th edition corrects minor errors, provides additional information on many of the weapons described, especially the Nike Hercules missile, and includes new photographs and drawings throughout. The Absaroka incident material has been expanded and the Battle of Los Angeles has been added. There are now short biographies of the Army officers after whom many of the batteries were named.Finally, there is a journal article describing the journey of one of Fort MacArthur's railway guns across country prepared by the captain responsible for the shipment. Book format is 8.5" x 11", B&W interior.

Author: Charles Daeker Baylis
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Category : Fort MacArthur (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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