seacoast fortifications

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• Seacoast defense in the United States — Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II. Before airplanes, America s enemies could only reach her from the sea, making coastal forts an economical alternative to standing armies or a… …   Wikipedia

• Board of Fortifications — Several boards have been appointed by US presidents or Congress to evaluate the US defensive fortifications, primarily coastal defenses near strategically important harbors on the US shores, its territories, and its protectorates. Endicott… …   Wikipedia

• Coastal fortifications of New Zealand — The New Zealand coastline is 15,134 km long. Coastal fortifications were constructed in New Zealand in two main waves. The first wave occurred around 1885 and was a response to fears of an attack by Russia. The second wave occurred during World… …   Wikipedia

• Columbiad — Ten inch Confederate Columbiad at Fort Donelson National Battlefield The Columbiad was a large caliber, smoothbore, muzzle loading cannon able to fire heavy projectiles at both high and low trajectories.[1] This feature enab …   Wikipedia

• Rodman gun — refers to a series of American Civil War era columbiads designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman [ [http://www.cwartillery.org/afammen.html Thomas Jackson Rodman] , Confederate Artillerymen, The Civil War Artillery Page. Retrieved 12… …   Wikipedia

• Fort Foote — Infobox Military Structure name=Fort Foote partof= location=Prince George s County, Maryland coordinates=coord|38.7667| 77.0278|region:US type:landmark|display=inline caption=This drawing of Fort Foote shows a view of the fort looking from above …   Wikipedia

• Fort Revere Park — is an convert|8|acre|m2|sing=on historic site situated on a small peninsula located in Hull, Massachusetts. It is situated on Telegraph Hill in Hull Village and houses the remains of two seacoast fortifications, a water tower with an observation… …   Wikipedia

• Columbiad — de 15 pouces (381mm) à Fort Monroe (1864) Un canon « columbiad » est une pièce d artillerie de gros calibre, à âme lisse, se chargeant par la bouche et capable de tirer des projectiles en tir tendu ou en tir courbe[1]. À l origine, sa… …   Wikipédia en Français

• List of Massachusetts state parks — This list of Massachusetts State Parks contains the 143 state parks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as of 2009. The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is… …   Wikipedia

• relocator — (ˈ)rē|lōˌkād.ə(r), |rēlō|k noun : one that relocates: as a. : an instrument used in seacoast fortifications for obtaining the range and position of a target from the range and position as determined with respect to the end of the base line b. :… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fortress (Osprey) — Fortress ... Pays  Royaume Uni Langue Anglais Genre Histoire militair …   Wikipédia en Français