The military's impact on San Diego is legendary. Yet, few people know that the plan for turning the city from a sleepy resort town into a community on the cutting edge of the American defense effort was the idea of one man.

Gibraltar on the Pacific: San Diego's Military History explores former Congressman William Kettner's vision for transforming San Diego into a city with the largest Navy and Marine Corps complex in the Unites States.

A producton of KPBS

Running time: 27 mins