Fortress Kent : the guardian of England / Roy Ingleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingleton, Roy D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fortification--England--Kent--History.

Fortification.

Kent (England)--History, Military.

Kent (England).

Kent (England)--Defenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land. Situated on the extreme southeastern corner of England, the county of Kent is the nearest point to continental Europe, and has so been the targeted landing point for most of these incursions. From the time of the Angles, Jutes and Saxons to the Second World War, the Men of Kent and Kentish Men have had to set up and maintain defensive structures, from Norman castles to 1940 pill boxes, from the Royal Milit

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction and Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 - The earliest constructions: Iron Age (first century BC)""; ""Chapter 2 - Roman defences (55 BC � AD 410)""; ""Chapter 3 - Jutish and Saxon Kent (410 � 1066)""; ""Chapter 4 - Norman and Plantagenet Kent (1066 � 1300)""; ""Chapter 5 - Late Medieval Kent (1300 � 1450)""; ""The Enemy Within""; ""Chapter 6 - Tudor and Stuart Kent (1450 � 1700)""; ""Chapter 7 - Napoleonic wars and thereafter (1700 � 1900)""; ""The New Threat""; ""Dover and the English Channel""

""Martello Towers""""The Royal Military Canal""; ""The Hythe Battery""; ""The Medway Defences""; ""The Thames""; ""Semaphore stations""; ""The Volunteer Army""; ""Chapter 8 - First World War (1900 � 1920)""; ""Air raids""; ""Chapter 9 - Second World War (1920 � 1945)""; ""Operation Sea Lion""; ""The Battle of Britain""; ""Coastal Defences""; ""The Boche Buster""; ""The Inner Line of Defence""; ""Evacuation""; ""Air Raid Precautions""; ""Listening posts""; ""Command and Control""; ""The Enemy Within""; ""Occupation""; ""Chapter 10 - The Cold War (1945 � 1990)""; ""Warning systems""

""Shelters and information for the population during a nuclear attack and in the initial aftermath""""Restructuring and reorganization of government, and control of survivors in the aftermath""; ""Chapter 11 - Conclusion � the Future""; ""Glossary of terms used""; ""Chronological table of monarchs""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.

ISBN:

9781783036066

1783036060

OCLC:

854975014