Defending Cambridgeshire

Author : Mike Osborne
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752497529
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defending Cambridgeshire written by Mike Osborne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, Cambridgeshire (including Huntingdon and Peterborough) has figured in many of the conflicts which have shaped our nation. Doomed Roman legionaries marched from Longthorpe to defeat by Boudicca's Iceni; Saxons and Danes fought over the edges of the Danelaw; the Normans came this way to crush Hereward's Fenland resistance; in the Civil War it provided the defended frontier between Parliamentarian and Royalist; in Napoleonic times French prisoners of war were incarcerated here; and in the twentieth century its flat expanses were home to numerous airfields and missile bases. This book describes the function and purpose of these defensive structures and reveals the evidence which many of these major events left on the ground: the earthworks of hill forts, medieval castles and moats; the masonry of later forts and strong-houses; drill halls and militia barracks; and the lines of anti-invasion defences from 1940.

Author : Mike Osborne
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752479318
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defending London written by Mike Osborne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two thousand years London has been at the heart of Britain's development as a nation, providing a focus for its political life. The military element is now usually visible only through the pageantry which attends royal occasions, but this masks a more serious underlying intent. Frequently the target for both foreign invaders and domestic factions, it has been required to defend itself against everything from seaborne raiders to aerial bombardment and the threat of nuclear war. At the same time, the direction of military affairs has been centred on London, along with the military infrastructure of barracks, depots, magazines, dockyards and munitions factories. The evidence for much of this can be seen in the landscape, from the mediaeval Tower of London and the underground nuclear citadels in the urban centre, to the royal palaces, moated sites, airfields and anti-invasion defences in the suburbs and the green belt. This book describes the various elements of London's military heritage, and places them in their historical and social context. From the castles and strong-houses of the mediaeval and Tudor monarchs and statesmen, to the pseudo-fortresses of the Victorian militia and rifle volunteers; the airfields of the anti-Zeppelin fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the Battle of Britain bases of the RAF, to the pillboxes of the defences against invasion in 1940, and the anti-nuclear defences of the Cold War and beyond.

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Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calendar of State Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrick Capps
Publisher : Hart Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1841133051
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asserting Jurisdiction written by Patrick Capps and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the ways in which key European and International legal institutions define the boundaries of jurisdictional competence.

Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syllabus (in English) of the Documents Relating to England and Other Kingdoms: 1066-1377 written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book Syllabus (in English) of the Documents Relating to England & Other Kingdoms Contained in the Collection Known as "Rymer's Foedera.": 1066-1377.-v.2. 1377-1654. v.3. Appendix & index written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syllabus (in English) of the Documents Relating to England and Other Kingdoms written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mike Osborne
Publisher : Revealing History (Paperback)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defending Britain written by Mike Osborne and published by Revealing History (Paperback). This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the recent work by the Defense of Britain Project, this is the first extensive guide to the military structures of the 20th century. It explains both the form and purpose of the structures such as anti-invasion defences, airfields, naval installations, and barracks, all of which are well illustrated. The final section provides the reader with a gazetteer of surviving examples to visit throughout Britain.

Author : Tony Sullivan
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399015338
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battles of King Arthur written by Tony Sullivan and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth century Historia Brittonum is the first source that mentions Arthur and lists twelve battles, including the famous Badon Hill. Much ink has been spilt debating the identity and location of Arthur. This book will demonstrate that some of the battles can indeed be located with some confidence. Rather than fit a specific theory as to his identity the battles are placed in the fragmenting provincial, political and military context of the late fifth and early sixth century Britain. At a time of rapid changes in cultural identity and a significant increase in Germanic material culture and migration. These battles might be expected to be found along borders and in zones of potential conflict. Yet this is not what is discovered. In addition the simplistic idea of Romano-Britons holding back invading Anglo-Saxons is found wanting. Instead we discover a far more nuanced political and cultural situation. One with increasing evidence of continuation of land use and the indigenous population. The most Romanised and urbanised regions of the south and east are the very areas that experienced the arrival of Germanic settlement. The conclusion gives the reader a new insight into what sort of man Arthur was and the nature of the battles he fought.

Author : Stephanie Boyd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521628976
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Cambridge written by Stephanie Boyd and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This attractively illustrated book is intended to introduce readers of all ages to the fascinating university city of Cambridge. Stephanie Boyd tells the story of the development of both town and gown over the past thousand years, in an accessible narrative that brings to life both the institutions and the individuals associated with this celebrated seat of learning. She looks at the colleges, laboratories and (increasingly) companies that have grown up in Cambridge, and at the individuals (including kings, queens, scientists, architects, poets, and writers) particularly associated with the city.