- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Folly Books Ltd (15 Nov 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956440525
- ISBN-13: 978-0956440525
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 25.1 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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`Cold War Bunkers' is the third volume in a series of high-quality photographic records of Britain's underground heritage. Other volumes in the series cover the wide range of underground structures built during an in preparation for the Second World War, and also the surviving relics of the world-famous subterranean stone quarries of the Bath and Corsham areas of the West of England.
Each of the large-format volumes contains approximately 450 colour and B&W archive photographs accompanied by comprehensive captions, an authoritative text and, when neccessary, supporting maps, plans and diagrams.
In many instances Nick Catford has been granted unprecedented access to many highly sensitive sites in order to compile the collection of photographs reproduced in this book.
Each of the large-format volumes contains approximately 450 colour and B&W archive photographs accompanied by comprehensive captions, an authoritative text and, when neccessary, supporting maps, plans and diagrams.
In many instances Nick Catford has been granted unprecedented access to many highly sensitive sites in order to compile the collection of photographs reproduced in this book.
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`Cold War Bunkers' is a comprehensive photographic overview of all the underground, semi-underground and surface-built cold-war atomic and nuclear bunkers built in the British Isles to protect central, regional and local government, military organizations, the Civil Defence organization, the Royal Observer Corps, UKWMO and the public utilities against nuclear attack by the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1989.
Amongst the sites represented in this volume are:
The Corsham Central Government War Headquarters (Burlington);
The Regional War Rooms built during the early 1950s and the network of Civil Defence bunkers that supported them;
The Regional Seats of Government (RSGs) of the 1960s, the SRHQs that were built at the end of that decade and into the 1970s, and the highly sophisticated and hugely expensive Regional Government Headquarters of the 1980s.
Also covered are the huge range of ROC bunkers from the very large Sector Controls to the tiny 3-man observation posts; the often complex and sometimes Spartan County and District council bunkers, bunkers built by the water companies, and the deep underground emergency telephone exchanges built by the GPO and BT.
The book also goes in great detail into the underground radar control rooms established as part of the RAF's `Rotor' radar system and also the hardened anti-aircraft gun control rooms which were integrated with `Rotor' in the early 1950s.
Coverage is also given to the cruise missile site at Greenham Common along with many other sites and structures too numerous to mention.
Amongst the sites represented in this volume are:
The Corsham Central Government War Headquarters (Burlington);
The Regional War Rooms built during the early 1950s and the network of Civil Defence bunkers that supported them;
The Regional Seats of Government (RSGs) of the 1960s, the SRHQs that were built at the end of that decade and into the 1970s, and the highly sophisticated and hugely expensive Regional Government Headquarters of the 1980s.
Also covered are the huge range of ROC bunkers from the very large Sector Controls to the tiny 3-man observation posts; the often complex and sometimes Spartan County and District council bunkers, bunkers built by the water companies, and the deep underground emergency telephone exchanges built by the GPO and BT.
The book also goes in great detail into the underground radar control rooms established as part of the RAF's `Rotor' radar system and also the hardened anti-aircraft gun control rooms which were integrated with `Rotor' in the early 1950s.
Coverage is also given to the cruise missile site at Greenham Common along with many other sites and structures too numerous to mention.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed reading this well researched book, completing it in one evening (quite some achivement for me....) I couldn't fault it at all, it contains glorious colour pictures of Britains Bunker Cold War heretage, from front to back of so many previously hidden sites.
If this subject is new to you, buy this book, even if you are not a new "hand", still buy this book - I feel it is that good.
Just one question, when is the next volume published??? ;-)
If this subject is new to you, buy this book, even if you are not a new "hand", still buy this book - I feel it is that good.
Just one question, when is the next volume published??? ;-)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just as the title of my review suggests you may need to buy 2 copies of this wonderful book.
I pre-ordered this from Amazon a few months before its release and knew what to expect being a fan of the authors previous work.
Within a week of the book landing on my doorstep my father had borrowed it, he in turn lent it to a friend who then lent it to his son who took it into school. In the end I cut my losses and bought another copy!
Anyone with even a passing interest in the Cold War or Military History will love this book, it is full of facts and fabulous pictures with the author going into just the right amount of detail without treating the reader to a painting by numbers style account which many other books on this genre seem to do.
A very well researched and and superbly written book, I highly recommend it.
I pre-ordered this from Amazon a few months before its release and knew what to expect being a fan of the authors previous work.
Within a week of the book landing on my doorstep my father had borrowed it, he in turn lent it to a friend who then lent it to his son who took it into school. In the end I cut my losses and bought another copy!
Anyone with even a passing interest in the Cold War or Military History will love this book, it is full of facts and fabulous pictures with the author going into just the right amount of detail without treating the reader to a painting by numbers style account which many other books on this genre seem to do.
A very well researched and and superbly written book, I highly recommend it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Members of Subterranea Britannica have long known of Nick Catford's brilliant photography and encyclopaedic knowledge of cold war bunkers. Now everybody has the opportunity to enjoy this fascinating subject.
The book is superbly produced and printed with a host of previously unseen photographs accompanied by descriptive text that shows the author's knowledge of this subject.
This book will become an authoritative reference work as well as a superb read. After reading through it non-stop I now pick it up and choose a particular chapter to read in depth.
One of the advantages of having an expert compose his own photographs is that the photographs show what will be of interest to the reader rather than "general" shots.
The book is superbly produced and printed with a host of previously unseen photographs accompanied by descriptive text that shows the author's knowledge of this subject.
This book will become an authoritative reference work as well as a superb read. After reading through it non-stop I now pick it up and choose a particular chapter to read in depth.
One of the advantages of having an expert compose his own photographs is that the photographs show what will be of interest to the reader rather than "general" shots.
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Cold War Bunkers
I think this would make an ideal Christmas present for a loved one or for yourself. Heavily illustrated on high quality paper. I guess I am probably biased as I wrote it!
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I wanted to love this book as I find the subject matter captivating. A decent introduction sets up what could be an interesting read but half a dozen pages in my interest waned. Read more
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