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Konstam, Angus

 
9781846033667: Scapa Flow: The Defences of Britain's Great Fleet Anchorage 1914-45
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1846033667 ISBN 13 : 9781846033667
Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

A compact history charting the development of this natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Britains most important naval base during World Wars I and II.

In 1914 and again in 1939, the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the entrances to Scapa Flow, and then extended these defenses to cover most of Orkney. By 1940, it had become an island fortress, the largest integrated defensive network of its kind in Europe, manned by as many as 50,000 Commonwealth troops.

Backed by newly commissioned artwork, naval historian Angus Konstam tells the story of this mighty naval fortress, many pieces of which can still be seen on the island today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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Éditeur
Osprey Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1846033667
ISBN 13 
9781846033667
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Dennis Peter
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
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