Mike Osborne

Defending London (eBook, ePUB)

The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Presenr

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Defending London describes the various elements of London's military heritage, and places them in their historical, archaeological and social context. From the castles and strong houses of the medieval and Tudor monarchs and statesmen, to the pseudo-fortresses of the Victorian militia and rifle volunteers; the airfields of teh anti-Zeppelin fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the Battle of Britain bases of the RAF, to the pillbox defences against invasion of 1940, and teh anti-nuclear defences of the Cold War, and beyond.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780752479316
• Artikelnr.: 38398384

Autorenporträt

Mike Osborne has been recording these structures for 30 years and, for the duration of the Defence of Britain Project, was its volunteer co-ordinator in the eastern counties.