Books by James Shneer

This history traces the evolution of the armaments and fortifications that came under the command of Fort MacArthur, with a focus on those that dotted the coastal hillsides of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and San Pedro, California. It also provides precise locations of the remnants of these fortifications to help readers explore for themselves. This 4th edition corrects minor errors, provides additional information on many of the weapons described, especially the Nike Hercules missile, and includes new photographs and drawings throughout. The Absaroka incident material has been expanded and the Battle of Los Angeles has been added. There are now short biographies of the Army officers after whom many of the batteries were named.Finally, there is a journal article describing the journey of one of Fort MacArthur's railway guns across country prepared by the captain responsible for the shipment. Book format is 8.5" x 11", B&W interior.

The Russian cruiser Aurora, launched in 1900, fought in the Russo-Japanese War and is probably most famous for her role in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. This edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of that event and brings the history of the vessel up to date. All of the photos and drawings in this edition are in their original color and are printed are high-gloss paper. An identical version printed on plain paper is available at http://bit.ly/2y3vtdE

Averof is the only armored cruise in existence. After the naval battle of Lemnos, her crew called her "lucky uncle George" while the Turks called her "devil ship". She is over 100 years old and still treated as a commissioned ship in the Greek Navy. Within the first two years of her commissioning, she experienced an attempted mutiny and was the fleet flag ship during the two naval battles of the First Balkan War. She is probably the reason that most of the islands in the Northern Aegean Sea are Greek today, instead of Turkish.