Battle ready
Subtitle: the National Coast Defense System and the fortification of Puget Sound, 1894-1925
By: David M. Hansen
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Pullman, Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780874223200
Subjects: Coast defenses; History; Fortification; Military architecture; Naval History; Military History
Other titles: National Coast Defense System and the fortification of Puget Sound, 1894-1925
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 139) and index.
Table of contents: title: The wilderness of waters; title: Construction: simple astonishment; title: Designs of general efficiency; title: Working along true scientific lines; title: An increased and adequate defense; title: Endowments of knowledge, skill, and determination; title: To cope with new conditions; title: Epilogue.