000 00949cam a2200193 4500
020 _a1841764272 (pbk.):
_c10.99 GBP
100 1 _aMCGOVERN Terrance C
245 0 _aAmerican defenses of Corregidor and Manila bay 1898-1945
260 _aOxford UK:
_bOsprey Publishing,
_c2003
300 _a64p.
440 _aOsprey Fortress 4
520 3 _aFollowing the American Spanish war of 1898 the USA took control of the Philippines. To protect Manilla extensive fortifications were created including the extraordinary concrete battleship of Fort Drum. This illustrated guide gives the history of their construction, their use by the Americans and subsequently by the Japanese during the Second World War, and gives details of all the gun emplacements contained in the forts.
650 _aCORREGIDOR
_xFORTS
650 _aDEFENSIVE WORKS
650 _aFORTIFICATIONS
650 _aMANILA BAY
_xFORTS
700 _aBERHOW Mark A
945 _i0015185
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_sY
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