Ramparts of the Pacific
Title | Ramparts of the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Hallett Abend |
Publisher | Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Doran and Company |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1942 |
Genre | Eastern question (Far East) |
ISBN |
Description of the Pacific in wartime.
Pacific Rampart
Title | Pacific Rampart PDF eBook |
Author | Glen Williford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 2020-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781732391635 |
This book is a heavily illustrated, definitive history of the American-built forts and harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bay in the Philippines. This work tells the history of these fortified islands (the most famous is the island of Corregidor) from those built by the Spanish to what remains today. Years of research at several archives allows this book to describe in great detail the defensive plans as well as the fortifications built between 1904 and 1942. The book follows the day by day of the fighting early in the Second World War that led to the surrender of these defenses, as well as the combat engagements in early 1945 when they were retaken. Consequently, it is simultaneously a "unit" history (the Coast Defense units stationed in the islands), a weapon /technical history (the artillery in the fixed gun and mortar batteries) and a combat history (the taking and then retaking of the fortress in World War II). This 470 page, hardcover book has been exhaustively researched to become the definitive account of these aspects. The text is supported with thorough referenced endnotes, bibliographical section, and six appendixes of historical data) and heavily illustrated with over 340 illustrations (black and white photographs, maps, and diagrams for many of the fort structures). The author, Glen M. Williford, has invested over 30 years of research into Pacific Rampart making it an important addition to the body of knowledge on these historical defenses and a must for any serious student of these fortifications and the story of Corregidor.
The Pacific Historical Review
Title | The Pacific Historical Review PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Marie Hager |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 588 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520030350 |
Pacific Rampart - a History of Corregidor and Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays - Premium Edition
Title | Pacific Rampart - a History of Corregidor and Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays - Premium Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Glen Williford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781732391673 |
This book is a heavily illustrated, definitive history of the American-built forts and harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bay in the Philippines. This work tells the history of these fortified islands (the most famous is the island of Corregidor) from those built by the Spanish to what remains today. Years of research at several archives allows this book to describe in great detail the defensive plans as well as the fortifications built between 1904 and 1942. The book follows the day by day of the fighting early in the Second World War that led to the surrender of these defenses, as well as the combat engagements in early 1945 when they were retaken. Consequently, it is simultaneously a "unit" history (the Coast Defense units stationed in the islands), a weapon /technical history (the artillery in the fixed gun and mortar batteries) and a combat history (the taking and then retaking of the fortress in World War II). This 470 page, hardcover book has been exhaustively researched to become the definitive account of these aspects. The text is supported with thorough referenced endnotes, bibliographical section, and six appendixes of historical data) and heavily illustrated with over 340 illustrations (black and white photographs, maps, and diagrams for many of the fort structures). The author, Glen M. Williford, has invested over 30 years of research into Pacific Rampart making it an important addition to the body of knowledge on these historical defenses and a must for any serious student of these fortifications and the story of Corregidor. This is the Premium Edition with high resolution images and special paper.
Report on the Crustacea (Brachyura and Anomura) Collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1853-1856
Title | Report on the Crustacea (Brachyura and Anomura) Collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1853-1856 PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander George McAdie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Decapoda (Crustacea) |
ISBN |
Pacific Geology
Title | Pacific Geology PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
Vol. 1- include papers presented in the Division of Geology of the 11th Pacific Science Congress held in 1966 in Tokyo.
Packhorses to the Pacific
Title | Packhorses to the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Cliff Kopas |
Publisher | TouchWood Editions |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2011-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1926971272 |
Babes in the woods. That’s how Ruth and Cliff Kopas were described by one of many colourful characters the pair encountered on their amazing journey across the Rockies through to British Columbia’s west coast in 1933. Married on the day they left on their dangerous trek, Ruth and Cliff were eager for adventure, and their courageous spirits and resourceful minds made up for any experience they lacked. Their motive was to fulfill Cliff’s childhood dream of following in Alexander Mackenzie’s footsteps to the Pacific. For four months, the two slogged, scrambled and sloshed their way through some of the roughest terrain in North America. Their horses were their loyal companions, and the towering peaks, azure lakes and shimmering skies that greeted them were their reward. Their story, full of excitement and suspense, is peppered with humorous observations, historical anecdotes and a deep love for the Canadian wilderness.