The Battlefields That Nearly Were: Defended England 1940 - Softcover

William Foot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752443283 ISBN 13: 9780752443287

Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2007

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 be seen across the landscape - anti-tank gun emplacements, pillboxes, spigot mortars, and coastal gun batteries. This book records author's discoveries in the region.

About this title

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 Professor of Archaeology in the School of Conservation Sciences, University of Bournemouth. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Prehistoric Britain (Batsford 1987, Routledge 1998) and Long Barrows of the Cotswolds (Tempus 2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0752443283
• ISBN 13: 9780752443287
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272