The archaeology of the Second World War : uncovering Britain's wartime heritage / Gabriel Moshenska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moshenska, Gabriel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Great Britain.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Great Britain--History--Bombardment, 1944-1945.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2012.

Summary:

The Second World War transformed British society. Men, women and children inhabited the war in every area of their lives, from their clothing and food to schools, workplaces and wartime service. This transformation affected the landscapes, towns and cities as factories turned to war work, beaches were prepared as battlefields and agricultural land became airfields and army camps. Some of these changes were violent: houses were blasted into bombsites, burning aircraft tumbled out of the sky and the seas around Britain became a graveyard for sunken ships. Many physical signs of the war have surv

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; The Second World War in History, Archaeology and Memory; What is Second World War Archaeology?; People of Second World War Britain; Chapter 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; Chapter 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 WaterfrontSummary; Chapter 3: The War Child; Schools in Wartime; Excavating a School Air Raid Shelter; Gas Masks; Collections; Bombsites; Chapter 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; Chapter 5: The RAF Crewman; Background; 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 KD431Bodies; Sergeant Dennis Noble; Summary; Chapter 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; Summary; Postscript: Health and Safety when Exploring Air Raid Shelters; Afterword; Photo Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473822306

1473822300