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Author | : John Grehan |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2012-03-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1783403713 |
Download Battleground Sussex Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
From its south-eastern tip Sussex is little more than sixty miles from continental Europe and the countys coastline, some seventy-six miles long, occupies a large part of Britains southern frontier. Before the days of Macadam and the Turnpike, water travel could prove more certain than land transportation and the seas that define the borders of our nation aided, rather than deterred, the invader.Though the last successful invasion of Britain took place almost 1,000 years ago, the gently shelving beaches of Sussex have tempted the prospective invader with the promise of both an easy disembarkation and a short and direct route to London the last time being just seven decades ago.As the authors demonstrate, the repeated threat of invasion from the Continent has shaped the very landscape of the county. The rounded tops of the Iron Age hill forts, the sheer walls of the medieval castles, the squat stumps of Martello towers, the moulded Vaubanesque contours of the Palmerstone redoubts and the crouched concrete blocks and bricks of the Second World War pillboxes constitute the visible evidence of Sussexs position on Britains front line.
Author | : Clifford Mewett |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2018-03-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473855608 |
Download Sussex at War, 1939–45 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
From the Dunkirk evacuation, Sussex became a front-line County and a likely invasion area if the German's launched their feared attack.This book takes an in depth look at the fortification of the County, the plight of the evacuees who were hurriedly moved from London to escape the threat of the capital being bombed and who were re-evacuated when German air attacks caused much damage and loss of life. The Luftwaffe's tip and run raids were particularly feared.Many thousands of Canadian troops were stationed in Sussex, from where they launched the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Sussex was also heavily involved in the build up to D Day and suffering badly from the much feared Doodlebugs, Hitler's revenge weapon.When victory was secured in 1945 Sussex celebrated as Prisoners of War came home and soldiers, sailors and airmen were demobbed.Sussex at War 1939–1945 also looks at the role played by the civilian population, voluntary organisations and the spirit of defiance which swept the County.If you are interested in wartime Sussex history, local history of the second world war or Britain's war effort and life on the home front, then this is the book for you.
Author | : Kim Leslie |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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An historical atlas of Sussex
Author | : Jon E. Lewis |
Publisher | : Constable |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2013-06-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472111818 |
Download On the Front Line Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In 1930, the editor of Everyman Magazine requested entries for a new anthology of Great War accounts. The result was a revolutionary book unlike any other of the period; for as Malcolm Brown notes in his introduction 'I believe it might fairly be described as a rediscovered classic'. It was the very first collection to reveal the many dimensions of the war through the eyes of the ordinary soldier and offers heart-stopping renditions of the very first gas attack; aerial dogfights above the trenches; the moment of going over the top. Told chronologically, from the first scrambles of 1914, the drudgery of the war of attrition once the trenches had been dug, to the final joy of Armistice.
Author | : Adrian Bristow |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1995-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473811589 |
Download A Serious Disappointment Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
On 9 May 1915 the British First Army under Haig and the French Tenth Army launched a joint offensive against the Germans on the Western Front. The British attempt to capture Aubers Ridge ended up a disaster. The full story h as never been told before.
Author | : Hew Pike |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2009-04-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1781598444 |
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From the Frontline is an extraordinary record of a familys military service over the last 100 years. Thanks to careful editing, each individual tells his story through letters and diaries which capture the military scene and reflect family ties that bind them all closely. The eight family members served in South Africa, West Africa, Korea, Aden, the Falklands and Afghanistan as well as both World Wars. One lost his life and others were wounded. Two became generals, many were decorated. Their records may span a century when warfare changed greatly. Yet the tone of the letters remains surprisingly constant reflecting confidence in their fellows, a pride in service to Crown and Country, love of family and understatement of the dangers. Being thinking men, their views on the conduct of operations is sometimes critical as are their opinions of their leaders. This collection is highly unusual and totally enthralling.
Author | : Sir James Edward Edmonds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Sir James Edward Edmonds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Download Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914-1918 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Tim Rylatt |
Publisher | : Ecademy Press |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1908746211 |
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Author | : Francis Loraine Petre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1925 |
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