Hellfire Corner: Drover Castle's Secret Tunnels and the dunkirk Evacuation - Couverture souple

Coad, Jonathan

 
9781850744337: Hellfire Corner: Drover Castle's Secret Tunnels and the dunkirk Evacuation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1850744335 ISBN 13 : 9781850744337
Editeur : English Heritage, 1993

Synopsis

Beneath Dover's medieval castle and within its famous white cliffs lies a huge network of military tunnels which have been in use since Napoleonic times. It was from these tunnels in May 1940 that the evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk was directed. In that operation, over 338,000 men were saved and no fewer than 693 British ships took part. Throughout the Second World War the tunnels were used as command headquarters, controlling naval vessels in the Straits of Dover and the development of coastal artillery. Removed from the Secret List, the story of the Dover Tunnels and the Dunkirk evacuation can now be told. The tunnels have been opened to the public and key areas such as some of the operations rooms can be viewed as they were in the war. This meticulously researched book tells the fascinating story of the key role that Dover played in England's defence.

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Éditeur
English Heritage
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1850744335
ISBN 13 
9781850744337
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible