Guarding the United States and its outposts
Title:
Guarding the United States and its outposts
Author:
Conn, Stetson.
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Publication Information:
Washington : Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army; [for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1964.
Physical Description:
xvii, 593 pages : illustrations, folded color maps (2 in pocket) ; 26 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
The framework of hemisphere defense -- Preparations for continental defense -- The continental defense commands after Pearl Harbor -- Japanese evacuation from the West Coast -- The reinforcement of Oahu -- The Pearl Harbor attack -- The Hawaiian defenses after Pearl Harbor -- The garrisoning of Alaska, 1939-41 -- Alaska in the war, 1942 -- Clearing the Aleutians -- Forging the defenses of the Canal -- Out from the Canal Zone -- The new bases acquired for old destroyers -- The Caribbean in wartime -- Greenland : Arctic outpost -- Planning the Iceland operation -- Establishing the Iceland base command -- The North Atlantic bases in wartime.
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Format :
Book