Silent sentinels : an illustrated history of the Japanese guns of the Kiska WWII battlefield (Aleutian Islands, Alaska) / text: Dirk HR Spennemann (Charles Sturt University, Australia) with contributions by Janet Clemens (NPS).
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- Physical Description: 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 28 cm
- Publisher: [Anchorage, Alaska] : U.S. National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, [2015?]
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General Note: | "Based on the Kiska WWII guns condition and assessment reports"--Page [2] of cover. "When the U.S. military recaptured Kiska in 1943, they discovered 105 heavy and medium guns left by the Japanese. These ranged from the larger guns emplaced for coastal defense, a range of anti-aircraft guns, of which the 75 mm was the most numerous, to assorted smaller artillery. A joint U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and US. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) gun condition assessment in 2007, examined nearly 30 guns, many still in their original locations"--Page [2] of cover. "Photographs: historic photographs, unless otherwise noted, are courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Color photographs were taken by Dirk HR Spennemann in 2007"--Page [2] of cover. "Support for this product was provided by the NPS-Alaska Regional 0ffice. This publication was also made possible with the kind support of the following individuals which is gratefully acknowledged: Debra Corbett (FWS, Anchorage); Bruce Greenwood (formerly NPS, Anchorage); Janis Kozlowski (NPS,Anchorage); Jeff Williams (FWS, Homer); and the crew of the FWS research vessel MV Tiĝlax̂"--Page [2] of cover. Shipping list no.: 2015-0085-P. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | VF [AKA] ALEUTIAN WWII (Text) | 000135930 | Vertical File | Available | - |