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Shemya: America´S Cold War Sentinel
Gerald Butler
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Description for Shemya: America´S Cold War Sentinel
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJPG; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
The isolated Aleutian Islands became stepping stones to the United States for the Japanese military during World War II. Their thrust was terminated by bitter battles in 1943, but in the late 1950s, another threat emerged-the Cold War. Once again, the Aleutian islands became a battlefield-an electronic battlefield for the most sophisticated monitoring and highly secretive electronic gathering equipment then in existence. Because of intense Arctic cold and extreme winds the unique and massive monitoring equipment had to be strong and function during snow, sleet and winds over 120 mph, while personnel who manned and maintained them ... Read more
The isolated Aleutian Islands became stepping stones to the United States for the Japanese military during World War II. Their thrust was terminated by bitter battles in 1943, but in the late 1950s, another threat emerged-the Cold War. Once again, the Aleutian islands became a battlefield-an electronic battlefield for the most sophisticated monitoring and highly secretive electronic gathering equipment then in existence. Because of intense Arctic cold and extreme winds the unique and massive monitoring equipment had to be strong and function during snow, sleet and winds over 120 mph, while personnel who manned and maintained them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
SC, United States
ISBN
9781625450388
SKU
V9781625450388
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Gerald Butler
Captain Gerald W. Butler, of the Massachusetts State Guard, is the former curator of Fort Warren and Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, and Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Massachusetts. He has published six books and numerous periodicals on seacoast fortifications and served as a military consultant to military museums and state parks. He was the former historian for United States Navy mine ... Read more
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