Island Fortress - Couverture souple

Longmate, Norman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0586208461 ISBN 13 : 9780586208465

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

The British Isles, it is often believed, have not been invaded for nearly 1000 years. A sequel to "Defending the Island", this book reveals that foreign soldiers have landed on British soil on many occasions. Until well within living memory, barely a decade passed without fears of an attack on the homeland. In the 17th century the threats came from the Dutch and later from the French; in the 18th century, from the French, the Americans and the Spanish. In Edwardian times, a new potential enemy replaced France, and Longmate covers the threats from the Germans throughout the first half of the 20th century, showing how the British have managed to retain their freedom.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The British Isles, it is often believed, have not been invaded for nearly a thousand years. In fact, as Norman Longmate reveals in this highly entertaining book (the successor to his acclaimed Defending the Island), foreign soldiers have landed on British soil on many occasions.In this definitive study of a long-neglected subject Norman Longmate make constant use of original sources, including contemporary eyewitness accounts. These are woven into an enthralling narrative, packed with fact - about weapons, ships, armies and fortresses - spiced with anecdote, and ranging over international and political as well as military and naval history. The result is above all an exciting story, which shows how, against all the odds, the British people managed to retain their freedom from the days of James I to those of George VI.

Biographie de l'auteur

Norman Longmate was born in Newbury, Berkshire, and educated by scholarship at Christ's Hospital, where he was deeply influenced by an inspiring history teacher. After war service in the army he read modern history at Worcester College, Oxford. He subsequently worked as a journalist in Fleet Street, as a producer of history programmes for the BBC, and for the BBC Secretariat. In 1981 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and in 1983 he left the BBC to become a full-time writer. He is the author of more than twenty books, mainly on the Second World War and on Victorian social history, and of many radio and television scripts on historical subjects. He has frequently been employed as an historical adviser by film and television companies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0586208461
• ISBN 13: 9780586208465
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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