The Maunsell Forts are towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named for their designer, Guy Maunsell. [1] .

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This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in California. For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in Colorado. For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in Florida.

In the American colonies and the United States, coastal forts were generally more heavily constructed than inland forts, and mounted heavier weapons comparable to those on potential attacking ships.

In the interval between world wars, several European countries built elaborate permanent fortifications. The largest was the French Maginot Line, a system of mammoth, self-contained forts stretching from Switzerland to the vicinity of the Belgian frontier near Montmédy.

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Below are examples of 700 and 800 Series buildings built for World War II mobilization. These selections exemplify the simplicity, diversity, and durability of these “temporary” buildings. Most of these examples have been surveyed by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).

Sep 21, 2017 · However, some of the most spectacular fortifications ever built occurred during the age of concrete and high explosives. They played an important part in WWII. Built between 1929 and 1938, the Maginot Line is remembered as one of …

Jul 10, 2012 · Sea forts were strategic bases usually built on small islands or shallows that lies at a significant distance from the shore. A sea fort was exactly as the name indicates - a giant fort with stone walls and housing cannons to fend off intruders.

Dec 16, 2019 · All over Europe, there are monuments to remember World War II, and miles off the coast of the England, there's one that not many know about. The Maunsell Army and Navy forts in the Thames...