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The West Country´s Last Line of Defence: Taunton Stop Line
Andrew Powell-Thomas
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Description for The West Country´s Last Line of Defence: Taunton Stop Line
Paperback. Uncovers the remains of nearly 400 Home Guard emplacements scattered across Somerset, Dorset and Devon. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
As Hitler's Germany spread her wings across Europe in the late 1930s, nations across the continent began preparing their own defences. The threat of invasion on home soil seemed unlikely at first, but as the relentless Nazi war machine steamrollered country after country, by June 1940 a series of `stop lines' were created across Britain in an effort to delay any Nazi invasion. This book looks at the role and locations of the Taunton stop line, a 50-mile defensive `wall' spanning Somerset, Devon and Dorset, and its lasting legacy that can still be seen today across the ... Read more
As Hitler's Germany spread her wings across Europe in the late 1930s, nations across the continent began preparing their own defences. The threat of invasion on home soil seemed unlikely at first, but as the relentless Nazi war machine steamrollered country after country, by June 1940 a series of `stop lines' were created across Britain in an effort to delay any Nazi invasion. This book looks at the role and locations of the Taunton stop line, a 50-mile defensive `wall' spanning Somerset, Devon and Dorset, and its lasting legacy that can still be seen today across the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445662503
SKU
V9781445662503
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Andrew Powell-Thomas
Somerset-based primary school teacher and author, Andrew Powell-Thomas has always had a keen interest in Second World War history. He has written several books for Amberley Publishing on local and military history.
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