In the early 1950s, the historian Professor William Hoskins, in his pioneering work The making of the English Landscape, lamented what he saw as the devastation of the countryside by scientists, the military and politicians. He saw his world as dominated by 'the obscene shape of the atom-bomber, laying a trail like a filthy slug upon Constable's and Gainsborough's sky. England of the Nissen hut, the 'pre-fab', and the 'electric fence, of the high barbed wire around some unmentionable devilment'. A generation later, this book reveals what lay behind the fence and how these sites are now, in dereliction, a new aspect of the complex landscape history of Britain.
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003127933
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Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. 1st edition. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-999101215253
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Vendeur : Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Etat : very good. Edited by P.S. Barnwell. Swindon : English Heritage, 2003. Hardcover. xvi, 281 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans. 28 cm. - In the early 1950s, the historian Professor William Hoskins, in his pioneering work The making of the English landscape, lamented what he saw as the devastation of the countryside by scientists, the military and politicians. He saw his world as dominated by 'the obscene shape of the atom-bomber, laying a trail like a filthy slug upon Constable's and Gainsborough's sky. England of the Nissen hut, the 'pre-fab', and the electric fence, of the high barbed wire around some unmentionable devilment'. A generation later, this book reveals what lay behind the fence and how these sites are now, in dereliction, a new aspect of the complex landscape history of Britain. This book is the first to look at these monuments to the Cold War. It is heavily illustrated with photographs of the sites as they survive today, archive photographs (many previously unpublished), modern and historic air photographs, site and building plans, and specially commissioned interpretative drawings. It also endeavours look at the installations within the military and political context of what was one of the defining phenomena of the late 20th century. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9781873592694. Keywords : ARCHITECTURE, cold war. N° de réf. du vendeur 180901
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Vendeur : Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. This book reveals the architecture of the Cold War - the bunkers, airfields and secret underground communication centres which scattered the English landscape. Many of these are now derelict, and are fascinating monuments to the Cold War era. N° de réf. du vendeur 474088
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Vendeur : Linda Corrigan, Knutsford, Royaume-Uni
Pictorial Laminated Board. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the first edition of this survey of buildings and sites associated with the Cold War. No Dust Jacket (as issued?). Cover: pictorial laminated boards with colour photograph to front, white lettering to front and spine and black and white photograph and black lettering to rear; very clean and bright; no fading or creasing; few, if any, signs pf shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly bound; small, very discreet book plates from previous owner to front paste down; occasional, very faint, pencil marks made by previous owner who was a printer and marked printing errors sometimes; otherwise in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. xvi, 284 pp. Also includes assorted ephemera related to the subject of the book and collected by the previous owner. A large and heavy book which may incur increased postal charges. N° de réf. du vendeur 003072
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Vendeur : Southern Maryland Books, Waldorf, MD, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000099650
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