The Battlefields That Nearly Were. Defended England 1940

William Foot

ISBN 10: 0752443283 / ISBN 13: 9780752443287

Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd, Great Britain, 2007

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Paperback. The Battlefields That Nearly Were. Defended England 1940. In 1940 Britain faced the imminent danger of German invasion (Operation Sealion). Complete landscapes - on the coast and inland - were prepared for defence against this threat, especially in the south and east of the country.The author takes us on a journey through eastern and south-eastern England, visiting 31 of these landscapes. Illustrated. 255 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Battlefields That Nearly Were. Defended England 1940
• Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752443283
• ISBN 13: 9780752443287
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Between June 1940 and the spring of 1941 Britain - particularly south-east England - was covered by a vast system of anti-invasion defenses. The legacy of these defenses can still be seen across the landscape - anti-tank gun emplacements, pillboxes, spigot mortars, coastal gun batteries, anti-tank blocks and anti-tank ditches. During his fieldwork for a two-year English Heritage/ Council for British Archeology project, the author made 20 journeys throughout the south-east, central south and east of England. This book is a personal record of his discoveries, which will not only inform and entertain the reader but contains a great deal of information on how to make similar discoveries on ones own.

About the Author

Tim Darvill is an archeology professor and the author of Prehistoric Britain and Stonehenge.