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The archaeology of the Second World War : uncovering Britain's wartime heritage / Gabriel Moshenska.
Penn Museum Library D810.A67 M67 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moshenska, Gabriel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Great Britain.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Bombardment, 1944-1945.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 146 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2012.
- Summary:
- Expert Introduction to Second World War Archaeology in Britain, Covers a Variety of Sites across the Country, Identifies and Explains the types of physical Evidence that have Survived, Insight into the Home Front and the Wartime Experiences of the British People Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: The Second World War in History, Archaeology and Memory
- What is Second World War Archaeology?
- People of Second World War Britain
- 1.The Home Guard
- Background
- Home Guard Weaponry
- The Roles of the Home Guard
- Wintringham's Guerrilla Army
- Watching and Waiting
- The Archaeology of a Stop Line
- Home Guard Anti-Aircraft Activities
- Auxiliary Units
- Summary
- 2.The Merchant Mariner
- The War at Sea
- Mines
- U-boats
- Breaking the Codes
- Liberty Ships
- The Docks
- Traces of War on, in and by the Waterfront
- 3.The War Child
- Schools in Wartime
- Excavating a School Air Raid Shelter
- Gas Masks
- Collections
- Bombsites
- 4.The Prisoner of War
- Franz von Werra
- A History of German PoWs in the Second World War
- Life in a PoW Camp
- Island Farm and the Welsh Great Escape
- Wynches Camp
- Harperley Camp
- The Future of PoW Archaeology and Heritage
- 5.The RAF Crewman
- Note continued: Fighter Command and the Battle of Britain
- Bomber Command and the Strategic Bombing of Germany
- RAF Airfields
- Air Crash Sites
- The Naseby Hurricane
- Excavating Paintwork: Corsair KD431
- Bodies
- Sergeant Dennis Noble
- 6.The Air Raid Warden
- Air Raid Precautions
- The Wardens' Service
- The Heritage of Air Raid Precautions
- Air Raid Shelters
- Sheltering at Home
- Sheltering in Public
- Subterranea Britannica
- Deep Shelters
- The Finsbury Scheme.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781848846418
- 184884641X
- OCLC:
- 854197090
- Publisher Number:
- 99954021386
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