
The Military History Of Boston's Harbor Islands (Ma) (Images Of America)
This accurate pictorial history will acquaint the reader with the seacoast defenses of Boston Harbor. Fortified since the the 1600s, seacoast defenses provided important protection for the new seaport. By the Civil War, strong granite fortresses guarded the seaward approaches to the Port of Boston. Later, powerful long-range guns and mortars protected the seaport. During World War II, the most sop...
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (August 2, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738504645
ISBN-13: 978-0738504643
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 2487871
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“I sail Boston Harbor a lot, and have always been interested in the islands. I don't know of another book that fills this niche, so it gets an extra star. However, coverage is spotty, there is less text than I'd like, and the presentation is not coh...”
isticated and powerful guns existing were installed. These guns used the first computers and radar systems developed for the military for target acquisition and tracking. In The Military History of Boston’s Harbor Islands, great care has been taken to identify harbor defense systems at all of the harbor islands, mainland forts, and the observation and radar towers from Nahant to Scituate. The book identifies and explains the long-abandoned granite and concrete monoliths of Boston Harbor. The Military History of Boston’s Harbor Islands brieflydescribes Edgar Allan Poe’s tour of duty in Boston Harbor, the impact that Col. Sylvanus Thayer had on Boston’s seacoast fortifications, and many mysterious structures at the harbor forts.
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