Mcentee-Taylor Carole Mcentee-Taylor, Clift Martin Clift

History of Coalhouse Fort (eBook, ePUB)

On Guard for 555 Years

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Strategically placed on the Essex peninsular, with a near 180-degree arc of fire across the bend in the River Thames at Stanford-Le-Hope, the original earthwork defences at Coalhouse Fort date back to 1402 when the village of East Tilbury was fortified with a rampart and towers for defence against French pirates.Through the next two centuries further fortifications were built on the site, culminating with the current fort, which was constructed between 1861 and 1874 to defend the Thames from the French. Known as Palmerston's Follies, because none fired a shot in anger until the Second World War, Coalhouse Fort was part of Lord Palmerston's defensive wall to protect the British Isles from Europe. 'A History of Coalhouse Fort' uses a mixture of military records, historical narrative, background information, Letters from the Front, first-hand accounts from WRNS, named individuals, local archives and newspapers accounts to tell the story of the men who were based there.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526701411
• Artikelnr.: 72330052

Autorenporträt

Carole McEntee-Taylor is the author of military history and historical fiction. She works at the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester and lives with her husband David in North East Essex.