Is there a book about the fortifications of Corregidor?

Question

WE are doing a historical investigation..and im basing my topic on the fortifications of corregidor..do help me..
you can give me a link or the title of the book...

Answer 1

The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, between 16 February and 26 February 1945, by American liberation forces against the defending Japanese garrison on the island fortress used by the USAFFE, which was the last bastion to surrender to invading Japanese forces in 1942.


Fortifications
There were 23 batteries installed on Corregidor, consisting of 56 Coastal guns and mortars. In addition, Corregidor had 13 anti-aircraft artillery batteries with 76 guns (28 3-inch and 48 50-caliber) and 10 60-inch Sperry searchlights.

The longest-range coastal pieces were the two 12-inch guns of Batteries Hearn and Smith, with a horizontal range of 29,000 yards. Although capable of an all around traverse, these guns, due to their flat trajectories, were not effective for use against targets on Bataan.

During the siege, the island had ample armor-piercing ammunition but very little of the anti-personnel type, which then was of greatest demand for use against land targets on Bataan. In fact, most of the anti-personnel shells were only for the 12-inch mortars of Batteries Way and Geary.

check out for more:

http://encyclopedia.calendarhome.com/cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Corregidor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Corregidor

http://corregidorisland.com/history.html

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1743.html

Answer 2

Wikipedia, Amazon and Barnes & Noble are always good places to search for books. Try these links and see if one of them is a book you would like to read on the subject:

American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945 (Fortress) by Mark A. Berhow, Terrance C. McGovern, and Chris Taylor (Paperback - Feb 19, 2003)

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2764799-0303906?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=corregidor+fortifications&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

The Fortifications of Malta 1530-1945 (Fortress) by Charles Stephenson and Steve Noon (Paperback - Jan 22, 2004)

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2764799-0303906?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=corregidor+fortifications&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go


Corregidor: From Paradise to Hell! by Ben Waldron and Emily Burneson (Paperback - Jul 6, 2006)

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2764799-0303906?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=corregidor+fortifications&Go.x=10&Go.y=12&Go=Go