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ISBN | 9780473505066 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Product Weight | 650 gms. |
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A professional referenced history of the 9.2-inch counter-bombardment battery built to defend Wellington Harbour and Cook Strait in the 1940s, with coverage of the rise in need for it, selection of the site, construction and importing the equipment, installation of the equipment and proof firing, and the facility's later life after its military career ended. The two identical Auckland battereis are also mentioned in context.