Defending Britain.
£12.00
Publisher
Tempus
Place
Stroud
Date
2006
Item Description
8vo. 7 x 9.75 inches. 287 + [1] pp. In pictorial card wrapper. A very good copy. Illustrated by map, 7 pages of plans and by 162 black and white photographs in text. An overview of twentieth century defence structures surviving in the British landscape by military historian, Mike Osborne, who co-ordinated the Defence of Britain Project for the eastern counties. Chapters include coast defences, inland defence lines, airfields and air defence and logistical support. It includes a gazetteer and an appendix with a detailed analysis of pillbox types. 2006 reprint of the first edition of 2004.
[Stock No. 26021]