Author: Dr. Gary Wray
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439617147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fort Miles is in Cape Henlopen State Park near historic Lewes and the site of Delawares first Dutch settlement. Named for Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles, this powerful seacoast fortification was built during World War II to defend the vital industries of the Delaware Valley. Included in this volume are rare vintage photographs of the forts heavy artillery, hundreds of 3,000-pound sea mines, and radar systems that searched the nearby ocean for the enemy surface fleet. Its powerful 12- and 16-inch guns could reach out between 15 and 25 miles to attack an adversary. Today, the fort is being reborn as one of the best World War II museums in the country; it is housed in a real World War II bunker and includes the barracks complex and fire control towers.
Fort Miles
Author: Dr. Gary Wray
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439617147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fort Miles is in Cape Henlopen State Park near historic Lewes and the site of Delawares first Dutch settlement. Named for Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles, this powerful seacoast fortification was built during World War II to defend the vital industries of the Delaware Valley. Included in this volume are rare vintage photographs of the forts heavy artillery, hundreds of 3,000-pound sea mines, and radar systems that searched the nearby ocean for the enemy surface fleet. Its powerful 12- and 16-inch guns could reach out between 15 and 25 miles to attack an adversary. Today, the fort is being reborn as one of the best World War II museums in the country; it is housed in a real World War II bunker and includes the barracks complex and fire control towers.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439617147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Fort Miles is in Cape Henlopen State Park near historic Lewes and the site of Delawares first Dutch settlement. Named for Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles, this powerful seacoast fortification was built during World War II to defend the vital industries of the Delaware Valley. Included in this volume are rare vintage photographs of the forts heavy artillery, hundreds of 3,000-pound sea mines, and radar systems that searched the nearby ocean for the enemy surface fleet. Its powerful 12- and 16-inch guns could reach out between 15 and 25 miles to attack an adversary. Today, the fort is being reborn as one of the best World War II museums in the country; it is housed in a real World War II bunker and includes the barracks complex and fire control towers.
Soldiers
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Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
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Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
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Journal of the United States Artillery
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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
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Report
Author: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
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Annual Reports of the War Department
Author: United States. War Department
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Languages : en
Pages : 1460
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Languages : en
Pages : 1460
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Languages : en
Pages : 1522
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Languages : en
Pages : 1522
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Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1558
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1558
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Department of Defense Appropriations for 1960
Author: United States. Congress. House Appropriations
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Languages : en
Pages : 1672
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Languages : en
Pages : 1672
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Department of Defense Appropriations for 1960
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Languages : en
Pages : 1528
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Languages : en
Pages : 1528
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