AA Command
Britain's Anti-aircraft Defences of the Second World War
Colin Dobinson(Author)
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Published on 27. September 2001
Book
Hardback
644 pages
978-0-413-76540-6 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing upon original documents and first-hand accounts, this text tells the story of Britain's anti-aircraft defences on the home front during World War II: in the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, and the Luftwaffe's cruel campaigns against cathedral cities and coastal resorts. Commissioned to support English Heritage's initiatives to preserve England's wartime remains, this book is also a study of the everyday places where the battle was fought. Thousands of gun batteries were built during the war and by exploring their design and patterning, the book offers a new perspective of Britain's defence geography and rediscovers the sites which were home to hundreds of thousands of men and, controversially, women. As the second volume in the series "Monuments of War" it makes a powerful case for selected examples to be preserved as historical monuments.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
40 line drawings, 40 b&w photographs and maps
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-413-76540-6 (9780413765406)
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Person
Dr Colin Dobinson was born in 1960 in East Sussex. After studying archaeology at York and Cambridge he joined the Council for British Archaeology. The series Monuments of War arises from his work for English Heritage in their Monuments Protection Programme. He lives near Leyburn, North Yorkshire.