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Download or read book Fortress Kent written by Roy Ingleton and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-19 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land. Situated on the extreme southeastern corner of England, the county of Kent is the nearest point to continental Europe, and has so been the targeted landing point for most of these incursions. From the time of the Angles, Jutes and Saxons to the Second World War, the Men of Kent and Kentish Men have had to set up and maintain defensive structures, from Norman castles to 1940 pill boxes, from the Royal Military Canal to the anti-tank ditches carved out of the hills around the coast. This book is the story of these: the threats which led to the erection and construction of various defensive obstacles, their upkeep and garrisoning and, in some cases, their ultimate destruction.
Book Synopsis A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent by : William Somner
Download or read book A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent written by William Somner and published by . This book was released on 1693 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fortress Britain written by Ian Hernon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Stuart Laycock's book All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: and the Few We Never got Round to shows, the British have not been backward in coming forward when it comes to aggressive forays abroad. But it hasn't all been one way. In 1193 for example, the Danes teamed up serial offenders, the French, for a full-scale invasion. The French Prince Louis the Lion came close to success exactly 150 years after the Battle of Hastings. The 100 Years War saw multiple raids on British towns and ports by the Spanish and French. Following the Armada, there was the bloodless invasion of 1688, Bonnie Prince Charlie's march south, the remarkable American John Paul Jones' attack on Whitehaven during the American War of Independence, the German occupation of the Channel Islands and – the great what if of British, perhaps world history – the threat of Operation Sealion. Ian Hernon brings his journalistic flair to bear in this dramatic narrative of the survival of an island race over 900 years – sometimes, surprisingly, against the odds. Whilst such a history (one leaving out the boring bits) is bound to entertain, it also cannot fail to inform: where were shots last exchanged with an enemy on the mainland? At Graveney Marsh in Kent.
Book Synopsis The Monthly Army List by : Great Britain. Army
Download or read book The Monthly Army List written by Great Britain. Army and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The London Gazette by : Great Britain
Download or read book The London Gazette written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue by : Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Download or read book Catalogue written by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of Choice and Valuable Books Including Transactions of Learned Societies and Selections from Several Private Libraries by : Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Download or read book A Catalogue of Choice and Valuable Books Including Transactions of Learned Societies and Selections from Several Private Libraries written by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fortress America by : J. E. Kaufmann
Download or read book Fortress America written by J. E. Kaufmann and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest colonial settlements to Cold War bunkers, the North American continent has been home to thousands of forts and fortress structures. Fortress America surveys the broad sweep of fortifications throughout North America-from seacoast forts of the late eighteenth century to wooden inland forts built to defend against Native American, English, French, or Spanish attack; from Civil War-era coastal and inland waterways forts to the Great Plains' forts of the Old West; from World War II subterranean bunkers to Cold War concrete missile silos. The text of Fortress America is complemented with never-before-published photographs, and extraordinary drawings, cut-aways, and diagrams illustrating the design and structure of American forts.
Download or read book Architect written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook for Travellers in Kent ... by : John Murray (Firm)
Download or read book Handbook for Travellers in Kent ... written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Architect and Contract Reporter by :
Download or read book The Architect and Contract Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Army List written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yorkshire Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Parliamentary Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Forts written by Eric Klingelhofer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proto-colonial archaeology explores the physical origins of the world culture that evolved out of contacts made in the Age of Exploration, from Columbus to Cromwell. The early defended sites show how colonizing Europeans first responded to the challenges of new environments and new peoples, and how their choices led to conquest, adaption, or failure. Fortifications, once necessary to protect the colonies, are now essential clues to understand their history. The first comparative study of proto-colonial fortifications, First Forts is a collection of essays written by leading archaeologists in the field. Meeting the needs of archaeologists and historians around the globe, this book will also appeal to military enthusiasts, preservationists, and students of the Age of Exploration. Contributors are David Orr, Kathleen Deagan, Steven Pendery, Eric Klingelhofer, Nicholas Luccketti, Edward Harris, Roger Leech, Paul Huey, Jay Haviser, Oscar Hefting, Christopher DeCorse, Ranjith Jayasena and Pieter Floore.
Book Synopsis Roman Kelts and Saxons in Ancient Britain by : Robert Eugen Zachrisson
Download or read book Roman Kelts and Saxons in Ancient Britain written by Robert Eugen Zachrisson and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State by : Harry Gratwick
Download or read book The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State written by Harry Gratwick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join local author Harry Gratwick as he uncovers stories of adventure and bravery from the forts of Maine. Whether dotting the coastline, guarding the banks of the Kennebec or defending the Canadian border, Maine's many forts have sheltered its towns and people since the seventeenth century. Both Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield were built after the War of 1812 during the Aroostook War, when hostilities raged between Mainers and British Canadians over the region's rich timber stands. Portland Harbor's Fort Preble became embroiled in the Civil War when a Confederate raider tried--and failed--to steal a ship from its waters. In the twentieth century, Maine's preservationists protected many of these citadels, including Fort Knox in Penobscot Bay, the largest and most elaborate of all Maine's forts.
