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Praise for the hardback edition : Quite sensational - a gem. It is one of the great books of 2003A" - Eye Spy magazine It is excellent, informative and a worthy initiator of the debate it seeks to promoteA" - Lobster Magazine This is excellent archaeologyA" - Antiquity One could not imagine a better work on the subjectA" - Casemate this is a fascinating book Aviation News Cold War revisits the world of John Steed and Emma PeelA" - The Times
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The historical and cultural aspects of the Cold War have been much studied, yet its physical manifestations in England - its buildings and structures - have remained largely unknown. To the great landscape historian WG Hoskins writing in the 1950's they were profoundly alien: "England of the ...electric fence, of the high barbed wire around some unmentionable devilment...Barbaric England of the scientists, the military men , and the politicians". Now these survivors of the Cold War are, in their turn , disappearing fast, like medieval monasteries and bastioned forts before them - only with more limited scope for regeneration and reuse. This book is the first to look at these monuments to the Cold War. It is heavily illustrated with photographs of the sites as they survive today, archive photographs (many previously unpublished), modern and historic air photographs, site and building plans, and specially commissioned interpretative drawings. It also endeavours look at the installations within the military and political context of what was one of the defining phenomena of the late 20th century.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What an amazing book! This book was worth every single penny, not something that can be said of a lot of books on the market today. Absolutely ram-packed with fascinating declassified detail, some of it quite technical for those specifically interested, but all of it nonetheless well laid-out in attractive, presentable and most importantly, very readable format. Packed with lots of photographs, top notch archaeological drawings of bunkers, radar posts etc and ephemera, this book is the definitive study of Britain's Cold War. Well done to the team behind this book, putting into concrete form a period that is now - thankfully - history (Strewth, that makes me feel old!). Go buy today and see for yourself how close we all came to oblivion - and how pointless - and how much money - was spent on one of the more embarrassing and depressing points of human history. I cannot recommend this book enough - it will become a sought after collector's book. You will not be disappointed!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly I have to get the one reservation I have about this book off my chest.
Possibly because it was produced by English Herritage the coverage of Cold War structures outside England is rather patchy.
For example the book does not acknowledge the existance of the late '80s era bunker built at Cultybraggan near Stirling, while it does include the very similar one at Chilmark in England.
Possibly because it was produced by English Herritage the coverage of Cold War structures outside England is rather patchy.
For example the book does not acknowledge the existance of the late '80s era bunker built at Cultybraggan near Stirling, while it does include the very similar one at Chilmark in England.
That said, this book is worth every one of the 5 stars I've given it (it was worth getting just to see the Blue Streak silo drawing!).
Much of the information in it is new, or at least not all that well known. Moreover, if the stuctures shown in the book continue to be lost it may be one of the few records of their existance.
Perhaps a book that highlights the archictecture of this very important part of our recent history will help towards preserving as much of it as possible.
Highly recommended.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is by far the best book covering the cold war I have seen. The photographs and illustrations are excellant and many of them are previously unpublished. The book covers the origins of the cold war, Briains development and early deployment of the nuclear deterrent, US bases including a fantastic detailed artist cutaway of a Greenham Common cruise missile quick reaction alert bunker, radar development, air defence, civilian government bunkers, UKWMO and ROC bunkers and cold war research stations. Well worth it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Invaluable for information on the cold war
I first saw this at an English Heritage property and knew one day I would get the opportunity to read it. Having forgot the title and surfing on Amazon, I found the book again. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ehr100
The Definitive work on the subject
This is a truly excellent book written by possibly the leading autorities on the archaeology of the Cold War. If you only buy one book on the subject, make it this one
Published 13 months ago by J. Hellis
Excellent book
For lovers of military history this book is a real treasure. Masses of details and photographs. Well worth the money
Published 14 months ago by Mrs H Crosby
Suprisingly interesting
Have read many books about the cold war but there aren't that many that go into such details as this one. Read more
Published on 17 May 2010 by E. W. Zandbergen
Nicely illustrated
I have had this book for a little while now and continue to refer back to it. What makes it for me are the illustrations. Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by Hannaspanna
Good starting point
This book clearly has the edge over other Cold War publications. Naturally with funding from the public purse it was always going to be well furnished with images; however the text... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by jcc
An excellent introduction
This is an ideal introduction into the study of Cold War structures, in an archaeological context. This volume is divided into useful chapters relating to the typical examples of... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by C. E. Cartwright
Outstanding
This book is outstanding for anyone interested in the physical elements of Britains part in the Cold War. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2009 by Fabian Ulysses
The Definitive Cold War Book
This has to be the best English Heritage book written. The content is comprehensive, informative and very well organised. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Richard J. Philpot
Archaeology at last
At last a book that addresses some of the more important issues surrounding the preservation of Cold War monuments. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2005 by saliten
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