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Following work recently brought into sharper focus by the Defence of Britain Project, this is the first extensive overview of the military structures of the twentieth century, combining both documentary and fieldwork research. The book presents details of all those elements of the landscape, both urban and rural, which have resulted from the need to defend against conflict - actual or threatened. "Defending Britain" explains both the form and purpose of structures such as anti-invasion defences, airfields, naval installations and barracks, munitions dumps and firing ranges, Cold War bunkers and radar sites, factories and stores, all of which are well illustrated. The final section provides the reader with a comprehensive gazetteer of surviving examples to visit throughout Britain.
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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.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Long overdue detailed history of Uk Defences,
This review is from: Defending Britain: Twentieth-century Military Structures in the Landscape (Revealing History) (Paperback)
An excellent new publication and dare I say it a worthy successor to the Henry Wills classic "Pillboxes". The book details both the form and purpose of a wide range of structures from pillboxes to naval installations and barracks. Detailed descriptions of the strategies and reasoning behind the defences accompany the many illustrations (120) including some very rare structures. All are very well illustrated and the final section contains a comprehensive gazeteer of surviving examples to visit throughout Britain. My only criticism would be the Gazeteer lists site by structure type, whereas by geographical area would be more useful.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A needed publication,
This review is from: Defending Britain: Twentieth-century Military Structures in the Landscape (Revealing History) (Paperback)
Expertly written, this book covers all the aspects of the Defence of Britain. It has some good pictorial evidence and I would agree that we have found a Wills successor. My only critasism is that in a book this size it is indeed impossible to adequately demonstrate everything, the chapter on airfields demonstrates that. No matter it wets the appitite!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting set of topics,
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This review is from: Defending Britain: Twentieth-century Military Structures in the Landscape (Revealing History) (Paperback)
Mike Osborne produces a refreshing set of defence structures in this book from Tempus. Sectioned into bit size chunks such as the RAF, navy etc it covers a multitude of areas. It is clear that Osbornes passion is the humble pillbox. A subject he covers nicely and the book also has a great section covering existing types. There are more in depth books out there but this one is especially well placed. Top Job.
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