The Giant Guns That Protected New York in World War II
As German U-boats hunted ships along the East Coast during Operation Drumbeat, American soldiers prepared underground for a battle they hoped would never come. Using radar, plotting rooms, overlapping artillery fire, and heavily fortified bunkers, the Harbor Defenses of New York created a deadly kill zone designed to stop enemy warships before they ever reached Manhattan.
From hidden tunnels and giant naval guns to the forgotten ruins that still remain today, this is the untold story of the silent sentinels that guarded New York during World War II.