The Coast Defense Study Group Press

The CDSG Press provides copies of the back issues of CDSG publications: both the quarterly CDSG Journal/Newletter and the information packages put together for the annual meetings. In a addition, the Press has begun to republish rare out-of-print original source material on American coastal defenses.

To order from the CDSG Press:

Publications for Sale

Back issues of the CDSG News/CDSG Journal (prices for domestic/foreign includes shipping):
1987-1989 Volume 1,2,3 $45/$65 1990 Volume 4 $25/$45
1991 Volume 5 $27/$47 1992 Volume 6 $27/$47
1993 Volume 7 $30/$50 1994 Volume 8 $30/$50
1995 Volume 9 $30/$50 1996 Volume 10 $40/$60
1997 Volume 11 $40/$60 1998 Volume 12 $50/$70
1999 Volume 13 $50/$70 2000 Volume 14 $50/$70
2001 Volume 15 $50/$70 2002 Volume 16 $50/$70
2003 Volume 17 $50/$70 2004 Volume 18 $55/$75
2005 Volume 19 $55/$75 2006 Volume 20 $55/$75
2007 Volume 21 $55/$75

CDSG ePress, The CDSG Publications CD ROM contains PDF files for each issue of the entire set of CDSG News/Journal/Newsletter, NOW featuring fully searchable text for all volumes. $55.00 domestic/international. If you have already purchased this CD, you may obtain an updated CD by sending the original CD ROM (as proof of purchase) with a check or money order made out to the CDSG Press for $10.00 domestic/international to Mark Berhow, PO Box 6124, Peoria, IL 61601-6124 and he will send you CDs with all the current stuff.

Conference and Special Tour Notes (prices for domestic/foreign orders includes shipping):

Galveston 1989 $10 domestic /$35 foreign
Baltimore/Washington 1990 $20 domestic /$40 foreign
Manila Bay, PI 1991 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Oahu, Hawaii 1991 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Narragansett Bay 1991 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Los Angeles/San Diego 1992 $35 domestic /$55 foreign
Wilmington, NC 1993 $20 domestic /$40 foreign
Canal Zone, Panama 1993 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Long Island Sound 1994 $25 domestic /$45 foreign
Pensacola 1994 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Mobile 1994 $30 domestic /$50 foreign
Puget Sound/Victoria, BC 1995 (3 parts) $95 domestic /$125 foreign
Delaware Bay 1996 $60 domestic /$80 foreign
New York 1997 $80 domestic /$100 foreign
Tampa/Key West 1998 $35 domestic /$55 foreign
Columbia River 1999 $55 domestic /$75 foreign
Chesapeake Bay 2000 $50 domestic /$70 foreign
Portsmouth/North Boston 2001 $35 domestic /$55 foreign
Mississippi River 2002 $20 domestic /$40 foreign
Long Island Sound 2003 $40 domestic /$60 foreign
Charleston/Savannah 2004 $40 domestic /$60 foreign
Portland 2005 $35 domestic /$55 foreign
San Francisco 2006 4 CDs of PDF files $40 domestic/foreign (paper copies (RCWs and maps only) PLEASE INQUIRE)
Boston 2007 4 CDs of PDF files $40 domestic/foreign (paper copies (RCWs and maps only) PLEASE INQUIRE)
CSDG Press Reprints (prices for domestic/foreign orders includes shipping)

Notes on Seacoast Fortification Construction by Col. Eben E. Winslow (1920) CDSG Press hard cover reprint of text with 29 figures included as a separate paperback volume: $45 domestic / $60 international

Seacoast Artillery Weapons (Technical Manual 9-210, 13 Oct. 1944) by the War Department. CDSG Press hard cover reprint of technical manual on the principal types of US Army coast artillery used in WWII. $25 domestic / $35 international

Service of the Coast Artillery by F. Hinds and F.W. Ward (1910) CDSG Press hard cover reprint of a manual prepared for new officers joining the Coast Artillery Corps. $40 domestic / $60 international

Permanent Fortifications and Sea-Coast Defenses, Congressional Report No. 62, U.S. House of Rep. (1862) Hard cover reprint $30 domestic / $45 international

American Coast Artillery Matérial, Office of the Chief of Ordnance, ODD #2042 (1922) This is one of the most comprehensive and profusely illustrated works on the specifics of early modern United States seacoast artillery weapons. $45 domestic / $65 international

American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide Second Edition, edited by Mark Berhow (2004) CDSG Press soft cover reference manual for the interpretation of the historical remains and documents of US harbor defenses. $45 domestic / $80 international

The Endicott and Taft Board Reports, 2007 CDSG reprint of the 1886, 1906, and 1915 Fortification Board reports. Hardcover, with the Endicott Report figures and illustrations included as a separate bound paperback. $45 domestic / $80 international

CDSG Logo Patches and Shirts

The CDSG Membership Committee is pleased to offer custom-made T-shirts and patches to our membership. Wearing these T-shirts and patches are a great way to make others aware of the CDSG and its goals. It is also an excellent way to promote new memberships in the CDSG. The CDSG patches have been available for several years. Designed especially for the CDSG, these quality patches combine the Coast Artillery Corps and the Corps of Engineers symbols to reflect their involvement in U.S. coastal defenses. Placed on hats or jackets these patches will show your membership in the CDSG. To order your T-shirt or patch, please complete the order form below and send it along with your check (in US currency, made out to CDSG, Inc.) to Terry McGovern, 1700 Oak Lane, McLean, VA 22101-3326, tcmcgovern@att.net

CDSG T-Shirts and Patches Ordering Information

Red T-Shirt with white ink:
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Kaki T-Shirt with black ink:
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Navy T-shirt with yellow ink:
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(domestic $18/overseas $26 each)

Patch: _____ times $_____ = Total $______
(domestic $4/overseas $6 each)

Be sure to include your name and shipping address. Allow 6-10 weeks for delivery

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