Churchill’s Underground Army: A History of the Auxiliary Units in World War II
‘A carefully researched book on a long-neglected subject which fills a major gap in our Second World War knowledge’ – Norman Longmate, author of If Britain Had Fallen British Secret Intelligence...
View ArticleBuilding Radar: Forging Britain’s Early-Warning Chain, 1939-1945
Many things helped the Allies win the Second World War, but none was more important than radar. Radar’s decisive role in 1940 is widely known – the tall towers of the Chain Home stations stand beside...
View ArticleMost Secret: The Hidden History of Orford Ness
Orford Ness was so secret a place that most people have never heard of it. The role played in inventing and testing weapons over the course of the twentieth century was far more significant and much...
View ArticleSubterranean Britain: Second World War Secret Bunkers
Second World War Secret Bunkers is a detailed photographic record of all the major underground sites developed in great secrecy by the British government and military establishment in preparation for...
View ArticleThe Maginot Line: History and Guide
The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial...
View ArticleThe Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Posts
The Royal Observers Corps was the volunteer organisation that watched the skies of Britain during the dark days of Second World War, reporting and tracking enemy aircraft and helping to win the Battle...
View ArticleDefending London: A Military History from Conquest to Cold War
Defending London describes the various elements of London’s military heritage, and places them in their historical, archaeological and social context. From the castles and strong houses of the medieval...
View ArticleChurchill’s Secret Defence Army: Resisting the Nazi Invader
By the spring of 1940 the phoney war suddenly became very real. In April Hitler’s forces invaded Norway and a month later began their assault on France and the Low Countries. The Anglo/French allies...
View ArticleDefending Anglesey
The coastline and beaches of Anglesey draw thousands of tourists to the Island every year, but most will be unaware that this same coastline was patrolled by fragile Royal Naval Airships almost 100...
View ArticleUnderground Warfare 1914-1918
Simon Jones’s graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the...
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