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The Chesapeake Bay At War!

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The defense of America's seacoast has been one of the key concerns since the earlier years of the Republic. American coast defense steadily evolved through the age of muzzle loading cannon, ever larger breech loading weapons, and finally to the culmination in large, long range guns capable of targeting the largest and most heavily armed warships of their age. By the end of World War II, the United States had some of the strongest defenses in the world. Given the importance of the US naval bases around Norfolk, Virginia and the shipyards of Hampton Roads, the seacoast defenses protecting Chesapeake Bay contained the largest collection of firepower in the continental United States as they reached their apex during World War II.
This book tells the story of preparing the coastal defenses of the Chesapeake Bay for the coming of World Wide II and their operations from 1941 to 1945. Over a hundred rare black & white U.S. Army photographs and plans help document our nation s extensive efforts to defend against naval attacks and raids from Nazi Germany. A collection of over 50 recent color aerial photographs are also included allowing the reader to survey the surviving elements of these mighty defenses. A product of extensive research this book brings together rare images and little known military history of the Chesapeake Bay for the first time.