Clary, David A.

Fortress America: The Corps of Engineers, Hampton Roads, and United States Coastal Defense

Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1990. First Edition. 222, illus., notes, bibliography, index, slight wear to top and bottom DJ edges. The importance of the once powerful Corps of Engineers in national defense planning, and the ways in which the corps' peculiar bureaucratic culture shaped policy and then ultimately weakened the engineers' standing in the military establishment. The Spanish-American War is discussed on pp. 135, 137-138, 145-146, and 149. Condition: very good, very good.

Keywords: Coast Defenses, Hampton Roads, VA, Virginia, Forts, Military Engineers, Spanish-Am War

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